Kračún

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See also: kračun

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian karácsony. First attested in 1585.

Noun

Kračún m inan

  1. Christmas

Descendants

  • Pannonian Rusyn: Крачун (Kračun)
  • Slovak: Kračún

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

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Proper noun

Kračún m inan (related adjective kračúnny)

  1. (dated, regional) Christmas
    Synonym: Vianoce

Declension

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