крак
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ (“limb, span”).
Pronunciation
Noun
крак • (krak) m (diminutive краче́)
Usage notes
Modern Bulgarian does not make specific distinction between leg and foot, however, originally крак (krak) was used for the movable part of the limb (that spans), while нога́ (nogá) (originally: claw), стъпа́ло (stǎpálo) (literary: stepping tool) or ходи́ло (hodílo) (literary: walking tool) are used for the static appendage (that supports).
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | крак krak |
крака́ kraká |
| definite (subject form) |
кракъ́т krakǎ́t |
крака́та krakáta |
| definite (object form) |
крака́ kraká | |
| count form | — | кра́ка kráka |
Derived terms
- крач (krač, “stride”)
- ра́зкрач (rázkrač, “span, large step”)
- кра́чка (kráčka, “step”)
- кра́чол (kráčol, “sleeve of pants”)
Related terms
References
- “крак”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “крак”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
крак • (krak) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | крак (krak) | краци (kraci) |
| definite unspecified | кракот (krakot) | краците (kracite) |
| definite proximal | краков (krakov) | крациве (kracive) |
| definite distal | кракон (krakon) | крацине (kracine) |
| vocative | краку (kraku) | краци (kraci) |
| count form | — | крака (kraka) |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ. Cognate with Bulgarian крак (krak, “leg, foot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
кра̑к m inan (Latin spelling krȃk)
- limb (of a frog and certain animals such as octopus or crab)
- fork, branch (of a river, road, etc.)
- (dialectal) human leg
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кра̑к | кра̑ци / кра̏кови |
| genitive | крака | крака / кра̏ко̄ва̄ |
| dative | краку | крацима / краковима |
| accusative | крак | краке / кракове |
| vocative | краче | кра̑ци / кра̏кови |
| locative | краку | крацима / краковима |
| instrumental | краком | крацима / краковима |
Further reading
- “крак”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
- “крак”, in Raskovnik (in Serbo-Croatian), http://raskovnik.org, 2015–2025