криж
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криж (sense 2) prevalence in Ukraine
Pannonian Rusyn
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak kríž, from Old Czech kříž, ultimately from Latin crux. Sense 7 is a semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian крижа / križa and/or крста / krsta.
Pronunciation
Noun
криж (križ) m inan (diminutive крижик, related adjective крижов)
- cross (geometrical figure)
- Червени криж ― Červeni križ ― Red Cross
- (Christianity) cross, crucifix
- (agriculture) stook (of sheaves)
- (religion) gonfalon, flag, banner
- процесия з крижами ― procesija z križami ― a procession with gonfalons
- cross-shaped tombstone
- (figuratively) care, burden
- (in the plural, anatomy) lower back, loin
- стануло му до крижох ― stanulo mu do križox ― his lower back hurts
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | криж (križ) | крижи (križi) |
| genitive | крижа (križa) | крижох (križox) |
| dative | крижу (križu) | крижом (križom) |
| accusative | криж (križ) | крижи (križi) |
| instrumental | крижом (križom) | крижами (križami) |
| locative | крижу (križu) | крижох (križox) |
| vocative | крижу (križu) | крижи (križi) |
Related terms
adjectives
nouns
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “криж”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “крижи”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “cross”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 73
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
кри̑ж m inan (Latin spelling krȋž)
Usage notes
This word, in religious context, is used mainly by Catholic Christians, and consequently generally more common among Croats than Serbs. Orthodoxs (and Serbs generally) tend to prefer the term кр̏ст.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кри̑ж | кри́жеви |
| genitive | кри́жа | крижева |
| dative | крижу | крижевима |
| accusative | криж | крижеве |
| vocative | крижу | крижеви |
| locative | крижу | крижевима |
| instrumental | крижем | крижевима |
Synonyms
- (cross): кр̏ст
Further reading
- “криж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
криж • (kryž) m inan (genitive кри́жа, nominative plural кри́жі, genitive plural кри́жів)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | криж kryž |
кри́жі krýži |
| genitive | кри́жа krýža |
кри́жів krýživ |
| dative | кри́жеві, кри́жу krýževi, krýžu |
кри́жам krýžam |
| accusative | криж kryž |
кри́жі krýži |
| instrumental | кри́жем krýžem |
кри́жами krýžamy |
| locative | кри́жу, кри́жі krýžu, krýži |
кри́жах krýžax |
| vocative | кри́же krýže |
кри́жі krýži |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “криж”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “криж”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “криж”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)