English

Proper noun

Krk

1. An island in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Croatia.
2. A town in Croatia named after and located on the eponymous island.

Synonyms

• (island): Veglia

Translations

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr̂k/

Proper noun

Kȑk m ‎(Cyrillic spelling Кр̏к)

1. Krk (island)
2. Krk (town)

Declension

Derived terms

• krčki

Slovak

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Krk, from Latin Curicta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr̩k/

Proper noun

Krk m ‎(genitive Krku)

1. Krk (island)
2. Krk (town)

Declension

Derived terms

• krkský

Czech

Noun

krk m

1. neck

Declension

Related terms

• krční
• krčit, krčit se
• krkat, krknout
• krknutí
• krkolomný
• krkovice
• krček
• krkoun
• krkavý
• krkavice

References

1. ↑ "krk" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
2. ↑ krk in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъrkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‎(“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kr̩k/

Noun

krk m ‎(genitive singular krku, nominative plural krky, declension pattern of dub)

1. neck

Declension

Related terms

• krčný
• krčiť, krčiť sa
• kŕkať
• krkolomný
• krkovička f
• krček m
• kŕčok m, kŕčik m
• krkavec m, krkavčí