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
Declension of криж
Related terms
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
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References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “криж”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “крижи”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “cross”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 73
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
кри̑ж m (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
Declension of криж
Synonyms
- (cross): кр̏ст
Further reading
- “криж”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language 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
Declension of криж (inan semisoft masc-form accent-a)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “криж”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “криж”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “криж”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)