krok

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Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech krok, from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

krok m inan

  1. step, pace

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adjective
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Further reading

  • krok”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • krok”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • krok”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔk/
  • Rhymes: -ɔk
  • Syllabification: krok

Noun

krok m inan (diminutive kroczk, related adjective kroczny or krokòwi)

  1. step, pace (motion taken while walking)
  2. step, pace (distance covered by such an action)
  3. (anatomy) perineum
  4. (collective) children

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Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1893) “krok”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 80
  • Sychta, Bernard (1968) “krok”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 2 (H – L), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 255
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “krok”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “krok”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • krok”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-.

Noun

krok m (definite singular kroken, indefinite plural kroker, definite plural krokene)

  1. a hook
  2. a corner (e.g. of a room)

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse krókr.

Noun

krok m (definite singular kroken, indefinite plural krokar, definite plural krokane)

  1. a hook
  2. a corner (e.g. of a room)

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Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

krok m inan

  1. step, pace
  2. walking
  3. (metrology) step (Roman unit of length equal to five Roman feet)
  4. (in the plural) steps (roundly bounded place designated for trial; judicial duel)

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adverbs

Descendants

  • Czech: krok

References

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ. First attested in 1652.

Noun

krok m inan

  1. step, pace
  2. (metrology) step (Roman unit of length equal to five Roman feet)
  3. step; deed, action

Descendants

References

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “krok”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish *krok. First attested in 1534.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

krok m inan (diminutive kroczek, related adjective kroczny)

  1. step (advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace)
  2. step (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
  3. step, pace (gait; manner of walking)
    Synonym: chód
  4. step (small space or distance)
  5. step (proceeding; measure; action; act)
    Synonym: czyn
  6. step (distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
    Synonym: postęp
  7. crotch (area in clothes where the area for legs are sewn)
    1. (Middle Polish) animal's behind (back end of an animal)
  8. (anatomy) crotch, perineum
    Synonym: krocze
  9. (metrology, Ancient Rome) step (Roman unit of length equal to five Roman feet)
  10. (obsolete) entry (ability to enter)
  11. (Middle Polish) feet
    Synonyms: nogi, stopy
  12. (Middle Polish) trace, track, trail
    Synonyms: ślad, trop
  13. (Middle Polish) straddle (posture)
    Synonym: rozkrok
  14. (Middle Polish) loin cloth worn for decency

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Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), krok is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 7 times in scientific texts, 23 times in news, 16 times in essays, 48 times in fiction, and 10 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 104 times, making it the 596th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[2]

References

  1. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “krok”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  2. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990) “krok”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 202

Further reading

  • krok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krok in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wiesław Morawski (10.08.2023) “KROK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “krok”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “krok”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “krok”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 556
  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “krok”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Mańczak, Witold (2017) “krok”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “krok”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish *krok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔk/
  • Rhymes: -ɔk
  • Syllabification: krok

Noun

krok m inan (diminutive kroczek)

  1. step, pace (motion taken while walking)
  2. step, pace (distance covered by such an action)

Declension

Derived terms

verbs

Further reading

Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak krok, from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

krok m (diminutive krôčik, related adjective krokový)

  1. step, pace (motion taken while walking)
  2. step, pace (distance covered by such an action)
  3. step; deed, action
  4. step (phase; part of a whole)

Declension

Further reading

  • krok”, 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, 2024

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krōker, from Old Norse krókr (hook), from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ger-.

Noun

krok c

  1. hook; a rod bent into a curved shape
  2. hook; a fishhook
  3. hook; a type of punch

Declension

Declension of krok 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krok kroken krokar krokarna
Genitive kroks krokens krokars krokarnas

Derived terms

See also

  • hake (hook for fastening or suspending)

References

Anagrams

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Noun

krok (nominative plural kroks)

  1. crocus

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