Krak

See also: krak

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkrak/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkrak/

Proper noun

Krak m pers

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Krak (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative Krak Kraky Kraci, Krakové
genitive Kraka Krakú Krakóv
dative Kraku, Krakovi Krakoma Krakóm
accusative Kraka Kraky Kraky
vocative Krače Kraky Kraci, Krakové
locative Kraku, Krakovi Krakú Kraciech
instrumental Krakem Krakoma Kraky
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to krakać (“to crow”),[1] or otherwise from Proto-Slavic *krak(ov), common element in Slavic placenames.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: Krak
  • Homophone: krak

Proper noun

Krak m pers

  1. (uncountable, historical) Krak (legendary Polish prince, ruler of the Vistulans (a Lechitic tribe), and the presumed founder of Kraków)
  2. (countable) a male surname

Declension

Declension of Krak
singular plural
nominative Krak Krakowie
genitive Kraka Kraków
dative Krakowi Krakom
accusative Kraka Kraków
instrumental Krakiem Krakami
locative Kraku Krakach
vocative Kraku Krakowie

Proper noun

Krak f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

References

  1. ^ Krakowskie ABC
  2. ^ Zbigniew Babik, « Kraków jako pra- i staropolska nazwa topograficzna — przegląd polskiego materiału nazewniczego i północnosłowiańskich nawiązań apelatywnych », Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytutów Naukowych, 2018

Further reading

  • Krak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Krak in PWN's encyclopedia
  • “Krak”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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