krzyżak

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Etymology

From krzyż +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

krzyżak m pers

  1. (obsolete) gravedigger
    Synonyms: grabarz, kopidół
  2. (Central Greater Poland) cross bearer

Declension

Noun

krzyżak m animal

  1. cross spider, European garden spider
    Synonym: pająk krzyżak

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Noun

krzyżak m inan

  1. cross-shaped object
    1. (video games) D-pad
    2. cross brace, crosspiece
    3. trestle
      1. (furniture, synecdochically) trestle table
    4. (Near Masovian) strap on reins that runs from one horse to another
  2. Phillips screwdriver
    Synonym: śrubokręt krzyżakowy

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Further reading

  • krzyżak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krzyżak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Władysław Matlakowski (1891) “krzyżak”, in “Zbiór wyrazów ludowych dawnej ziemi czerskiej”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności, volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 364
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “krzyżak”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 19