"crux" meaning in Latin

See crux in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kruks/ [Classical], [krʊks̠] [Classical], /kruks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [kruks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *kruks or *krukis (it is uncertain whether the original form was an i-stem), of unknown origin. Pokorny connected Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”) with an assumed extension in *-k-; compare Latin circus (“circle”) and curvus (“curve”). This explanation suffers phonetic, morphological and semantic problems. A modern hypothesis connects Irish crúach (“heap, hill”), Gaulish *krouka (“summit”), Proto-Brythonic *krʉg (“small hill; pillar”), Old Norse hrúga (“heap, pile”), and Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap, pile”) and *hrugjaz (“back, spine, ridge”), pointing to Proto-Indo-European *krewk- (“~ heap, hill; back, spine?”), albeit with an unusual root structure and shaky semantics. Alternatively, a loanword from an unidentified or substrate language. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|id=turn}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro||*kruks}} Proto-Italic *kruks, {{m|itc-pro||*krukis}} *krukis, {{unk|la|nocap=1}} unknown, {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)ker-||to turn, to bend}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”), {{m|ine-pro||*-k-}} *-k-, {{m+|la|circus||circle}} Latin circus (“circle”), {{m|la|curvus||curve}} curvus (“curve”), {{cog|ga|crúach||heap, hill}} Irish crúach (“heap, hill”), {{cog|cel-gau|*krouka||summit}} Gaulish *krouka (“summit”), {{cog|cel-bry-pro|*krʉg||small hill; pillar}} Proto-Brythonic *krʉg (“small hill; pillar”), {{cog|non|hrúga||heap, pile}} Old Norse hrúga (“heap, pile”), {{cog|gem-pro|*hraukaz||heap, pile}} Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap, pile”), {{m|gem-pro|*hrugjaz||back, spine, ridge}} *hrugjaz (“back, spine, ridge”), {{m+|ine-pro|*krewk-||~ heap, hill; back, spine?}} Proto-Indo-European *krewk- (“~ heap, hill; back, spine?”), {{der|la|qfa-sub}} substrate Head templates: {{la-noun|crux<3>|g=f}} crux f (genitive crucis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|crux<3>}} Forms: crucis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], crux [nominative, singular], crucēs [nominative, plural], crucis [genitive, singular], crucum [genitive, plural], crucī [dative, singular], crucibus [dative, plural], crucem [accusative, singular], crucēs [accusative, plural], cruce [ablative, singular], crucibus [ablative, plural], crux [singular, vocative], crucēs [plural, vocative]
  1. wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-crux-la-noun-EfnaOoYr Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 45 12 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 35 35 2 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 21 31 28 21
  2. (derogatory) gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged Tags: declension-3, derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-crux-la-noun-44tr2Q3I Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 45 12 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 35 35 2 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 21 31 28 21
  3. (figuratively) torture; misery Tags: declension-3, feminine, figuratively Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-crux-la-noun-m454LTfF Disambiguation of People: 1 34 65 0 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 45 12 2 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 35 35 2 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 21 31 28 21
  4. cross (symbol) Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-crux-la-noun-9k-4zJAx Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 21 31 28 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cruciārius, crucifer, crucifīgō, crucifixor, cruciō Related terms: cruciābilis, cruciābiliter, cruciābilitās, cruciābundus, cruciāmen, cruciāmentum, cruciātiō, cruciātor, cruciātōrius, cruciātus

Inflected forms

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      "word": "cruciārius"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "crucifer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "crucifīgō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "crucifixor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciō"
    }
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Balkan Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rup",
            "2": "crutsi",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Aromanian: crutsi, crutse, crutsã, cãrutsi, cãrutse",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aromanian: crutsi, crutse, crutsã, cãrutsi, cãrutse"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "cruce"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: cruce",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: cruce"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dlm",
            "2": "crauc",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "crauc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "crauc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "co",
            "2": "croce",
            "3": "croci"
          },
          "expansion": "Corsican: croce, croci",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Corsican: croce, croci"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sdn",
            "2": "gruci",
            "3": "grugi"
          },
          "expansion": "Gallurese: gruci, grugi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gallurese: gruci, grugi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "croce"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: croce",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: croce"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nap",
            "2": "croce"
          },
          "expansion": "Neapolitan: croce",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Neapolitan: croce"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sdc",
            "2": "crozi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sassarese: crozi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sassarese: crozi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "cruci"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: cruci",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: cruci"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "North Italian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
            "2": "crôs"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: crôs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: crôs"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lij",
            "2": "crôxe"
          },
          "expansion": "Ligurian: crôxe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ligurian: crôxe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lmo",
            "2": "crox"
          },
          "expansion": "Lombard: crox",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Lombard: crox"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lmo",
            "2": "crox"
          },
          "expansion": "Lombard: crox",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lombard: crox"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "cros"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: cros",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: cros"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rgn",
            "2": "cróṡ"
          },
          "expansion": "Romagnol: cróṡ",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Ravenna, Lugo"
          },
          "expansion": "(Ravenna, Lugo)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romagnol: cróṡ (Ravenna, Lugo)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rm",
            "2": "crusch",
            "3": "crousch"
          },
          "expansion": "Romansch: crusch, crousch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romansch: crusch, crousch"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "cróxe"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetian: cróxe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venetian: cróxe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frp",
            "2": "croués"
          },
          "expansion": "Franco-Provençal: croués",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Franco-Provençal: croués"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "crois"
          },
          "expansion": "Old French: crois",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: crois (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Occitano-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "crotz"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: crotz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: crotz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-oca",
            "2": "crou",
            "3": "creu"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Catalan: crou, creu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Catalan: crou, creu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "creu"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: creu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: creu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Iberian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "cruz"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: cruz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: cruz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "cruz"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: cruz\nGalician: cruz\nPortuguese: cruz (see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: cruz\nGalician: cruz\nPortuguese: cruz (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "cruz"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: cruz",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: cruz (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Insular Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sc",
            "2": "cruche",
            "3": "crugi",
            "4": "cruxi",
            "5": "gruche",
            "6": "grughe",
            "7": "gruxi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sardinian: cruche, crugi, cruxi, gruche, grughe, gruxi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sardinian: cruche, crugi, cruxi, gruche, grughe, gruxi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Borrowings"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "kryq",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Albanian: kryq",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Albanian: kryq"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eu",
            "2": "gurutze",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Basque: gurutze",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Basque: gurutze"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*kruxsā",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Proto-Celtic: *kruxsā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Proto-Celtic: *kruxsā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-bry-pro",
            "2": "*kroɨs"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic: *kroɨs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Brythonic: *kroɨs"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "br",
            "2": "kroes",
            "3": "kroaz"
          },
          "expansion": "Breton: kroes, kroaz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Breton: kroes, kroaz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kw",
            "2": "krows"
          },
          "expansion": "Cornish: krows",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cornish: krows"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "croes",
            "3": "crwys"
          },
          "expansion": "Welsh: croes, crwys",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Welsh: croes, crwys"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "cros"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Irish: cros",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Irish: cros"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "cros"
          },
          "expansion": "Irish: cros",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: cros"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gd",
            "2": "crois"
          },
          "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic: crois",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scottish Gaelic: crois"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "kross",
            "3": "*kors",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Norse: kross, *kors",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Norse: kross, *kors"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "kors"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: kors",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: kors"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "krossur"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: krossur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: krossur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "kross"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: kross",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: kross"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "kors"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: kors",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: kors"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "kors",
            "3": "kross"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: kors, kross",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: kors, kross"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "kors"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: kors",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: kors"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "cros",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old English: cros",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old English: cros"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "cross"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: cross",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: cross (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*krukā",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Proto-Celtic: *krukā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Proto-Celtic: *krukā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-bry-pro",
            "2": "*krog"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic: *krog",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Brythonic: *krog"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "wlm",
            "2": "croc"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Welsh: croc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Welsh: croc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "crog"
          },
          "expansion": "Welsh: crog",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Welsh: crog"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "croch"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Irish: croch",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Irish: croch (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "crux",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: crux",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: crux"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "crux",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: crux",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: crux"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "crūċ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old English: crūċ",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old English: crūċ (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "ruksi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: ruksi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: ruksi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Crux",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Crux",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Crux"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "krūzi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old High German: krūzi",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old High German: krūzi (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "krús",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: krús",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: krús"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "cruce",
            "3": "crucen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Dutch: cruce, crucen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Dutch: cruce, crucen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "kruis"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: kruis",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: kruis (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "li",
            "2": "kruutse"
          },
          "expansion": "Limburgish: kruutse",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Limburgish: kruutse"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vls",
            "2": "kruus"
          },
          "expansion": "West Flemish: kruus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "West Flemish: kruus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "krūci",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Saxon: krūci",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Saxon: krūci (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sla-pro",
            "alt1": "*kryžь",
            "bor": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ *kryžь",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Southern Common Slavic: → *kryžь"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "križ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: križ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: križ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "криж",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Cyrillic script: криж",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cyrillic script: криж"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "križ"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: križ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovene: križ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-ocs",
            "2": "kříž",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Czech: kříž",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Czech: kříž"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "kříž"
          },
          "expansion": "Czech: kříž",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Czech: kříž ,"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-opl",
            "2": "krzyż",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Polish: krzyż",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Polish: krzyż"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "krzyż",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: krzyż",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: krzyż (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "kríž",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovak: kríž",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovak: kríž"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dsb",
            "2": "kśica",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lower Sorbian: kśica",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lower Sorbian: kśica"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hsb",
            "2": "křiž",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Upper Sorbian: křiž",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Upper Sorbian: křiž"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)ker-",
        "id": "turn"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*kruks"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *kruks",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "itc-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*krukis"
      },
      "expansion": "*krukis",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)ker-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to turn, to bend"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*-k-"
      },
      "expansion": "*-k-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "circus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "circle"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin circus (“circle”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "curvus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "curve"
      },
      "expansion": "curvus (“curve”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "crúach",
        "3": "",
        "4": "heap, hill"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish crúach (“heap, hill”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cel-gau",
        "2": "*krouka",
        "3": "",
        "4": "summit"
      },
      "expansion": "Gaulish *krouka (“summit”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cel-bry-pro",
        "2": "*krʉg",
        "3": "",
        "4": "small hill; pillar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *krʉg (“small hill; pillar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "hrúga",
        "3": "",
        "4": "heap, pile"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hrúga (“heap, pile”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hraukaz",
        "3": "",
        "4": "heap, pile"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap, pile”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hrugjaz",
        "3": "",
        "4": "back, spine, ridge"
      },
      "expansion": "*hrugjaz (“back, spine, ridge”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*krewk-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "~ heap, hill; back, spine?"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *krewk- (“~ heap, hill; back, spine?”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "qfa-sub"
      },
      "expansion": "substrate",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *kruks or *krukis (it is uncertain whether the original form was an i-stem), of unknown origin. Pokorny connected Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”) with an assumed extension in *-k-; compare Latin circus (“circle”) and curvus (“curve”). This explanation suffers phonetic, morphological and semantic problems. A modern hypothesis connects Irish crúach (“heap, hill”), Gaulish *krouka (“summit”), Proto-Brythonic *krʉg (“small hill; pillar”), Old Norse hrúga (“heap, pile”), and Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap, pile”) and *hrugjaz (“back, spine, ridge”), pointing to Proto-Indo-European *krewk- (“~ heap, hill; back, spine?”), albeit with an unusual root structure and shaky semantics. Alternatively, a loanword from an unidentified or substrate language.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "crucis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cruce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crux<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "crux f (genitive crucis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crux<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciābilis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciābiliter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciābilitās"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciābundus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciāmen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciāmentum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciātiō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciātor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciātōrius"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cruciātus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 45 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 35 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 31 28 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross"
      ],
      "id": "en-crux-la-noun-EfnaOoYr",
      "links": [
        [
          "wooden",
          "wooden"
        ],
        [
          "frame",
          "frame"
        ],
        [
          "criminal",
          "criminal"
        ],
        [
          "crucified",
          "crucify"
        ],
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 45 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 35 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 31 28 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged"
      ],
      "id": "en-crux-la-noun-44tr2Q3I",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "gallows bird",
          "gallows bird"
        ],
        [
          "deserve",
          "deserve"
        ],
        [
          "hanged",
          "hanged"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "derogatory",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 45 12 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 35 35 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 31 28 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 34 65 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "la:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "torture; misery"
      ],
      "id": "en-crux-la-noun-m454LTfF",
      "links": [
        [
          "torture",
          "torture"
        ],
        [
          "misery",
          "misery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) torture; misery"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 31 28 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hail thou white Cross",
          "text": "Ave Crux alba",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cross (symbol)"
      ],
      "id": "en-crux-la-noun-9k-4zJAx",
      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kruks/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[krʊks̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kruks/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kruks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "la:crux"
  ],
  "word": "crux"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 1-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from substrate languages",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)ker- (turn)",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "la:People"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cruciārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "crucifer"
    },
    {
      "word": "crucifīgō"
    },
    {
      "word": "crucifixor"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciō"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Balkan Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rup",
            "2": "crutsi",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Aromanian: crutsi, crutse, crutsã, cãrutsi, cãrutse",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aromanian: crutsi, crutse, crutsã, cãrutsi, cãrutse"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "cruce"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: cruce",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: cruce"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dlm",
            "2": "crauc",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "crauc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "crauc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "co",
            "2": "croce",
            "3": "croci"
          },
          "expansion": "Corsican: croce, croci",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Corsican: croce, croci"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sdn",
            "2": "gruci",
            "3": "grugi"
          },
          "expansion": "Gallurese: gruci, grugi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gallurese: gruci, grugi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "croce"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: croce",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: croce"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nap",
            "2": "croce"
          },
          "expansion": "Neapolitan: croce",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Neapolitan: croce"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sdc",
            "2": "crozi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sassarese: crozi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sassarese: crozi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "cruci"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: cruci",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: cruci"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "North Italian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
            "2": "crôs"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: crôs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: crôs"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lij",
            "2": "crôxe"
          },
          "expansion": "Ligurian: crôxe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ligurian: crôxe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lmo",
            "2": "crox"
          },
          "expansion": "Lombard: crox",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Lombard: crox"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lmo",
            "2": "crox"
          },
          "expansion": "Lombard: crox",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lombard: crox"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "cros"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: cros",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: cros"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rgn",
            "2": "cróṡ"
          },
          "expansion": "Romagnol: cróṡ",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Ravenna, Lugo"
          },
          "expansion": "(Ravenna, Lugo)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romagnol: cróṡ (Ravenna, Lugo)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rm",
            "2": "crusch",
            "3": "crousch"
          },
          "expansion": "Romansch: crusch, crousch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romansch: crusch, crousch"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "cróxe"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetian: cróxe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venetian: cróxe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frp",
            "2": "croués"
          },
          "expansion": "Franco-Provençal: croués",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Franco-Provençal: croués"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "crois"
          },
          "expansion": "Old French: crois",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: crois (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Occitano-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "crotz"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: crotz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: crotz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-oca",
            "2": "crou",
            "3": "creu"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Catalan: crou, creu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Catalan: crou, creu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "creu"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: creu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: creu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Iberian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "cruz"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: cruz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: cruz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "cruz"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: cruz\nGalician: cruz\nPortuguese: cruz (see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: cruz\nGalician: cruz\nPortuguese: cruz (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "cruz"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: cruz",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: cruz (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Insular Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sc",
            "2": "cruche",
            "3": "crugi",
            "4": "cruxi",
            "5": "gruche",
            "6": "grughe",
            "7": "gruxi"
          },
          "expansion": "Sardinian: cruche, crugi, cruxi, gruche, grughe, gruxi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sardinian: cruche, crugi, cruxi, gruche, grughe, gruxi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Borrowings"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "kryq",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Albanian: kryq",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Albanian: kryq"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eu",
            "2": "gurutze",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Basque: gurutze",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Basque: gurutze"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*kruxsā",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Proto-Celtic: *kruxsā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Proto-Celtic: *kruxsā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-bry-pro",
            "2": "*kroɨs"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic: *kroɨs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Brythonic: *kroɨs"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "br",
            "2": "kroes",
            "3": "kroaz"
          },
          "expansion": "Breton: kroes, kroaz",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Breton: kroes, kroaz"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kw",
            "2": "krows"
          },
          "expansion": "Cornish: krows",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cornish: krows"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "croes",
            "3": "crwys"
          },
          "expansion": "Welsh: croes, crwys",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Welsh: croes, crwys"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "cros"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Irish: cros",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Irish: cros"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "cros"
          },
          "expansion": "Irish: cros",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: cros"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gd",
            "2": "crois"
          },
          "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic: crois",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scottish Gaelic: crois"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "kross",
            "3": "*kors",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Norse: kross, *kors",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Norse: kross, *kors"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "kors"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: kors",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: kors"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "krossur"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: krossur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: krossur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "kross"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: kross",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: kross"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "kors"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: kors",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: kors"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "kors",
            "3": "kross"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: kors, kross",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: kors, kross"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "kors"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: kors",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: kors"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "cros",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old English: cros",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old English: cros"
    },
    {
      "depth": 5,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "cross"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: cross",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: cross (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*krukā",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Proto-Celtic: *krukā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Proto-Celtic: *krukā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-bry-pro",
            "2": "*krog"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic: *krog",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Brythonic: *krog"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "wlm",
            "2": "croc"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Welsh: croc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Welsh: croc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "crog"
          },
          "expansion": "Welsh: crog",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Welsh: crog"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "croch"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Irish: croch",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Irish: croch (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "crux",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: crux",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: crux"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "crux",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: crux",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: crux"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ang",
            "2": "crūċ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old English: crūċ",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old English: crūċ (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "ruksi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: ruksi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: ruksi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Crux",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Crux",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Crux"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "goh",
            "2": "krūzi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old High German: krūzi",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old High German: krūzi (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "krús",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Icelandic: krús",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Icelandic: krús"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dum",
            "2": "cruce",
            "3": "crucen",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle Dutch: cruce, crucen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle Dutch: cruce, crucen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "kruis"
          },
          "expansion": "Dutch: kruis",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dutch: kruis (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "li",
            "2": "kruutse"
          },
          "expansion": "Limburgish: kruutse",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Limburgish: kruutse"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vls",
            "2": "kruus"
          },
          "expansion": "West Flemish: kruus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "West Flemish: kruus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "osx",
            "2": "krūci",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Saxon: krūci",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Saxon: krūci (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sla-pro",
            "alt1": "*kryžь",
            "bor": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ *kryžь",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Southern Common Slavic: → *kryžь"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh"
          },
          "expansion": "Serbo-Croatian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Serbo-Croatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "križ",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin script: križ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin script: križ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "криж",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Cyrillic script: криж",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Cyrillic script: криж"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sl",
            "2": "križ"
          },
          "expansion": "Slovene: križ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Slovene: križ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-ocs",
            "2": "kříž",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Czech: kříž",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Czech: kříž"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "kříž"
          },
          "expansion": "Czech: kříž",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Czech: kříž ,"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zlw-opl",
            "2": "krzyż",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Polish: krzyż",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Polish: krzyż"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "krzyż",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: krzyż",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: krzyż (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sk",
            "2": "kríž",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Slovak: kríž",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Slovak: kríž"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dsb",
            "2": "kśica",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lower Sorbian: kśica",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lower Sorbian: kśica"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hsb",
            "2": "křiž",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Upper Sorbian: křiž",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Upper Sorbian: křiž"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)ker-",
        "id": "turn"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*kruks"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *kruks",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "itc-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*krukis"
      },
      "expansion": "*krukis",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "unknown",
      "name": "unk"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)ker-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to turn, to bend"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*-k-"
      },
      "expansion": "*-k-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "circus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "circle"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin circus (“circle”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "curvus",
        "3": "",
        "4": "curve"
      },
      "expansion": "curvus (“curve”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "crúach",
        "3": "",
        "4": "heap, hill"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish crúach (“heap, hill”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cel-gau",
        "2": "*krouka",
        "3": "",
        "4": "summit"
      },
      "expansion": "Gaulish *krouka (“summit”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cel-bry-pro",
        "2": "*krʉg",
        "3": "",
        "4": "small hill; pillar"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *krʉg (“small hill; pillar”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "hrúga",
        "3": "",
        "4": "heap, pile"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse hrúga (“heap, pile”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hraukaz",
        "3": "",
        "4": "heap, pile"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap, pile”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hrugjaz",
        "3": "",
        "4": "back, spine, ridge"
      },
      "expansion": "*hrugjaz (“back, spine, ridge”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*krewk-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "~ heap, hill; back, spine?"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *krewk- (“~ heap, hill; back, spine?”)",
      "name": "m+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "qfa-sub"
      },
      "expansion": "substrate",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *kruks or *krukis (it is uncertain whether the original form was an i-stem), of unknown origin. Pokorny connected Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”) with an assumed extension in *-k-; compare Latin circus (“circle”) and curvus (“curve”). This explanation suffers phonetic, morphological and semantic problems. A modern hypothesis connects Irish crúach (“heap, hill”), Gaulish *krouka (“summit”), Proto-Brythonic *krʉg (“small hill; pillar”), Old Norse hrúga (“heap, pile”), and Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“heap, pile”) and *hrugjaz (“back, spine, ridge”), pointing to Proto-Indo-European *krewk- (“~ heap, hill; back, spine?”), albeit with an unusual root structure and shaky semantics. Alternatively, a loanword from an unidentified or substrate language.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "crucis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cruce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "crucēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crux<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "crux f (genitive crucis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "crux<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cruciābilis"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciābiliter"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciābilitās"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciābundus"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciāmen"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciāmentum"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciātiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciātor"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciātōrius"
    },
    {
      "word": "cruciātus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wooden",
          "wooden"
        ],
        [
          "frame",
          "frame"
        ],
        [
          "criminal",
          "criminal"
        ],
        [
          "crucified",
          "crucify"
        ],
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "gallows bird",
          "gallows bird"
        ],
        [
          "deserve",
          "deserve"
        ],
        [
          "hanged",
          "hanged"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "derogatory",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "torture; misery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "torture",
          "torture"
        ],
        [
          "misery",
          "misery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) torture; misery"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hail thou white Cross",
          "text": "Ave Crux alba",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cross (symbol)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cross",
          "cross"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kruks/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[krʊks̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kruks/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kruks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "la:crux"
  ],
  "word": "crux"
}

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