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Old Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Hungarian karácsony. First attested in 1585.
Noun
Kračún m inan
- Christmas
Descendants
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “Kračún”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak Kračún, borrowed from Hungarian karácsony. Compare Pannonian Rusyn Крачун (Kračun).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kračún m inan (related adjective kračúnny)
- (dated, regional) Christmas
- Synonym: Vianoce
Declension
Declension of
Kračún (pattern
dub)
Further reading
- “Kračún”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024