крак

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ (limb, span).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [krak]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

крак • (krak) m (diminutive краче́)

  1. leg
  2. foot
    Synonyms: нога́ (nogá), стъпа́ло (stǎpálo), ходи́ло (hodílo)
  3. paddle (a flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming)

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

Derived terms

  • крач (krač, stride)
    • ра́зкрач (rázkrač, span, large step)
  • кра́чка (kráčka, step)
  • кра́чол (kráčol, sleeve of pants)
  • кърк (kǎrk, turning part, neck) (dialectal)

References

  • крак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • крак”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [krak]

Noun

крак • (krak) m

  1. edge (of a geometric shape)
  2. ray
  3. tentacle

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ. Cognate with Bulgarian крак (krak, leg, foot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krâːk/

Noun

кра̑к m (Latin spelling krȃk)

  1. limb (of a frog and certain animals such as octopus or crab)
  2. fork, branch (of a river, road, etc.)
  3. (dialectal) human leg

Declension

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