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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German kriuze, from Old High German kruzi, from Latin crux (gen. crucis). Cognates include German Kreuz, Dutch kruis, Proto-Celtic *krukā (whence English cross via Old Norse kross via Old Irish cros), Albanian kryq, Finnish ruksi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡ̥rɑɛ̯d̥s/
- IPA(key): /ɡ̥ræːd̥s/ (East Central, Vienna)
Noun
Kreiz n (plural Kreiz, diminutive Kreizl or Kreizerl)
- cross
- (anatomy) lumbar region of the back, small of the back
- (figuratively) burden, misery
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Derived terms
Central Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German kriuze, from Old High German krūzi, from Latin crux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʀɛi̯ts/, /kʀʌi̯ts/
Noun
Kreiz n (plural Kreizer, diminutive Kreizche)
- (Moselle Franconian) cross
East Central German
Etymology
Compare German Kreuz.
Noun
Kreiz n
- (Erzgebirgisch) cross
- (Erzgebirgisch, anatomy) back
Further reading
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 76: