krok
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech krok, from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkrok]
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Declension
Derived terms
- krokovat
- krůček m
Related terms
Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɔk/
- Syllabification: krok
Noun
krok m inan (diminutive kroczk, related adjective kroczny or krokòwi)
Declension
Derived terms
- kroczëc impf
Further reading
- Stefan Ramułt (1893) “krok”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 80
- Bernard Sychta (1967–1973) “krok”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich, volume 2, page 255
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “krok”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “krok”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
- “krok”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Masurian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish *krok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkrɔk]
- Syllabification: krok
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-.
References
- “krok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
References
- “krok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.
Noun
krok m inan
Declension
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | krok | kroky | kroci, krokové |
genitive | kroka, kroku | krokú | krokóv |
dative | kroku | krokoma | krokóm |
accusative | krok | kroky | kroky |
vocative | kroče | kroky | kroci, krokové |
locative | krocě, kroku | krokú | krociech |
instrumental | krokem | krokoma | kroky |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Derived terms
- krokem
Descendants
- Czech: krok
References
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “krok”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Old Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ. First attested in 1652.
Noun
krok m inan
Descendants
- Slovak: krok
References
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “krok”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish *krok. First attested in 1534.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krɔk/
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈkrɔk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔk
- Syllabification: krok
Noun
krok m inan (diminutive kroczek, related adjective kroczny)
- step (advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace)
- step (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
- step, pace (gait; manner of walking)
- Synonym: chód
- step (small space or distance) [+ od (genitive) = from something], [+ do (genitive) = to something]
- step (proceeding; measure; action; act)
- Synonym: czyn
- step (distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
- Synonym: postęp
- crotch (area in clothes where the area for legs are sewn)
- (Middle Polish) animal's behind (back end of an animal)
- (anatomy) crotch, perineum
- Synonym: krocze
- (metrology, Ancient Rome) step (Roman unit of length equal to five Roman feet)
- (obsolete) entry (ability to enter)
- (Middle Polish) feet
- (Middle Polish) trace, track, trail
- (Middle Polish) straddle (posture)
- Synonym: rozkrok
- (Middle Polish) loin cloth worn for decency
Declension
Derived terms
- dwa kroki stąd
- krok po kroku
- krok w krok
- na każdym kroku
- wielkimi krokami
- kroczyć impf
- dotrzymać kroku pf, dotrzymywać kroku impf
- postawić pierwsze kroki pf, stawiać pierwsze kroki impf
- przyspieszyć kroku pf, przyspieszać kroku impf
- skierować kroki pf, kierować kroki impf
- śledzić każdy krok impf
- zrównać krok pf, równać krok impf
- zwolnić kroku pf, zwalniać kroku impf
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), krok is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 7 times in scientific texts, 23 times in news, 16 times in essays, 48 times in fiction, and 10 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 104 times, making it the 596th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[2]
References
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “krok”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- Ida Kurcz (1990) “krok”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 202
Further reading
- krok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- krok in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Wiesław Morawski (10.08.2023) “KROK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “krok”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “krok”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “krok”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 556
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “krok”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Mańczak, Witold (2017) “krok”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
- Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “krok”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish *krok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɔk/
- Rhymes: -ɔk
- Syllabification: krok
Noun
krok m inan (diminutive kroczek)
Declension
Further reading
- krok in silling.org
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak krok, from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [krɔk]
Noun
krok m (diminutive krôčik, related adjective krokový)
Declension
Further reading
- “krok”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish krōker, from Old Norse krókr (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ger-.
Declension
Declension of krok | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | krok | kroken | krokar | krokarna |
Genitive | kroks | krokens | krokars | krokarnas |
Derived terms
- i krokarna (“nearby, around here”)
- krokig
See also
- hake (“hook for fastening or suspending”)