Crux

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English

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crux (“a cross”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Crux

  1. (astronomy) A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania.
    Synonym: Southern Cross

Derived terms

Derived terms

Translations

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin crux.

Pronunciation

Noun

Crux f (genitive Crux, no plural)

  1. crux desperationis, an unreadable part in a writing
    • 1913, Theodor Nöldeke, “Anzeigen: Deutsche Aksum-Expedition. Hg. von der Generalverwaltung der Kgl. Museen zu Berlin. Bd. IV. Sabaische, griechische, und altabessinische Inschriften. Von Enno Littmann. Mit 6 Tafeln, 1 Karte und 109 Textabbildungen. Berlin 1913. (94 S. Folio.) M. 17.—.”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft‎, volume 67, page 704:
      Aber die folgenden Worte passen kaum dazu. So bleibt auch diese crux bestehen.
      But the following words hardly fit thereunto. Thus this crux bides, too.
  2. trouble, difficulty, crux
    Synonyms: Knackpunkt, Schwierigkeit
    Das ist die Crux an dieser Sache.
    That is the crux of this matter.
  3. grief
    Synonyms: Not, Leid, Kummer
    Man hat schon seine Crux mit Fred – er ist schon wieder krank.
    One has his cross to bear with Fred--he's ill again.

Usage notes

Duden recommends the spelling Krux.

Declension

Declension of Crux
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Crux
genitive einer der Crux
dative einer der Crux
accusative eine die Crux

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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Proper noun

Crux f

  1. (astronomy) Southern Cross (constellation)
    Synonym: Cruzeiro do Sul

Spanish

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Proper noun

Crux f

  1. (astronomy) Southern Cross (constellation)
    Synonym: Cruz del Sur
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