крак
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *korkъ (“limb, span”), from Proto-Indo-European *kr(o)k-sko (“arm”), see also Lithuanian kárka (“pig's foot”), kirkãlis (“shinbone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [krak]
Noun
крак • (krak) m (diminutive краче́)
- leg
- foot
- Synonyms: нога́ (nogá), стъпа́ло (stǎpálo), ходи́ло (hodílo)
- 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
Declension of крак
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | крак krak | крака́ kraká |
| definite (subject form) | кракъ́т krakǎ́t | крака́та krakáta |
| definite (object form) | крака́ kraká | |
| count form | — | кра́ка kráka |
Derived terms
- крач (krač, “fold, stride of the leg”)
- ра́зкрач (rázkrač, “span”)
- кра́чка (kráčka, “step”)
- кра́чол (kráčol, “sleeve of pants”)
Related terms
- кърк (kǎrk, “turning part, neck”) (dialectal)
- кръ́чма (krǎ́čma, “pub”)
References
- крак in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- крак in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [krak]
Noun
крак • (krak) m
- edge (of a geometric shape)
- ray
- tentacle
Declension
Declension of крак
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | крак | краци |
| definite unspecified | кракот | краците |
| definite proximal | краков | крациве |
| definite distal | кракон | крацине |
| vocative | краку | краци |
| count form | — | крака |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *korkъ. Cognate with Bulgarian крак (krak, “leg, foot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krâːk/
Noun
кра̑к m (Latin spelling krȃk)
- limb (of a frog and certain animals such as octopus or crab)
- fork, branch (of a river, road, etc.)
Declension
Declension of крак
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | кра̑к | кра̑ци / кра̏кови |
| genitive | крака | крака / кра̏ко̄ва̄ |
| dative | краку | крацима / краковима |
| accusative | крак | краке / кракове |
| vocative | краче | кра̑ци / кра̏кови |
| locative | краку | крацима / краковима |
| instrumental | краком | крацима / краковима |