Kraków
See also: Krakow
English
Alternative forms
- Cracow
- Krakow
Proper noun
Kraków
- Alternative (native Polish) spelling of Cracow
Polish
Etymology
Traditionally derived as Krak + -ów, from the city's legenary founder Krakus (Krak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkra.kuf/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -akuf
- Syllabification: Kra‧ków
Proper noun
Kraków m inan
- Cracow (the capital city of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension
Declension of Kraków
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Kraków |
| genitive | Krakowa |
| dative | Krakowowi |
| accusative | Kraków |
| instrumental | Krakowem |
| locative | Krakowie |
| vocative | Krakowie |
Derived terms
adjective
- krakowski
nouns
- krakowiak
- krakowianin
- krakowianka
- krakus
Descendants
- Latin: Cracōvia
Further reading
- Kraków in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Kraków in Polish dictionaries at PWN