cruz

See also: Cruz

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin crux, crucem (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).

Noun

cruz f (plural cruzes)

1. cross

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “cruz”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Galician

6th century cross

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cruz, from Latin crux, crucem (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾuθ/ [ˈkɾuθ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈkɾuθ/ [ˈkɾuθ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]

 

• Rhymes: -uθ

• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us

Noun

cruz f (plural cruces)

1. cross (geometrical figure)
2. cross (the symbol of Christianity)

   Synonyms: cruceiro, crucifixo

3. withers

   Synonyms: agulla, cernella

4. cross (device to execute criminals)
5. (heraldry) cross (heraldic charge)

Derived terms

• Cruces
• Entrecruces
• Santa Cruz

 

Related terms

• cruceiro
• crucial
• crucificar
• cruzada
• cruzado
• cruzar
• encrucillada

 

References

• “cruz”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cruz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cruz”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cruz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cruz”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cruz”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crucem (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾud͡z/

Noun

cruz f (plural cruzs)

1. cross
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 318 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria ſſe uingou do crerigo que furtou a prata da cruz.

     How Holy Mary avenged Herself on the cleric who stole the silver from the cross.

Descendants

• Galician: cruz
• Portuguese: cruz (see there for further descendants)

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cruz, from Latin crucem (“cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾu(j)s/ [ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾu(j)s/ [ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾu(j)ʃ/ [ˈkɾu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾuʃ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -us, (Portugal) -uʃ
• Homophones: Cruz, crus
• Hyphenation: cruz

Noun

cruz f (plural cruzes)

1. cross (geometrical figure)
2. cross (the symbol of Christianity)

   Synonyms: cruzeiro, crucifixo

3. cross (device to execute criminals)
4. (heraldry) cross (heraldic charge)

Derived terms

• Santa Cruz

Related terms

• cruci-
• cruciação
• crucial
• cruciante
• cruciar
• cruciário
• crucífera
• cruciferário
• crucífero
• crucificação
• crucificado
• crucificamento
• crucificar
• crucifixão
• crucifixar
• crucifixo
• cruciforme
• cruzada
• cruzado
• cruzador
• cruzamento
• cruzar
• cruzeiro
• cruzeta
• cruzetado
• encruzamento
• encruzar
• encruzilhada
• encruzilhar

 

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: krus
• Papiamentu: krus
• → Bengali: ক্রুশ (kruś)
• → Hindi: क्रूश (krūś)
• → Malayalam: കുരിശ് (kuriśŭ), ക്രൂശ് (krūśŭ)
• → Sinhalese: කුරුසය (kurusaya)
• → Tamil: குருசு (kurucu)
• → Old Tupi: kurusá
  • Nheengatu: kurusá

Further reading

• “cruz” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈkɾuθ/ [ˈkɾuθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈkɾus/ [ˈkɾus]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: cruz

Noun

cruz f (plural cruces)

1. cross
2. (heraldry) cross
3. (figuratively) torture; misery
4. tails (side of a coin)

   Antonym: cara

Usage notes

• cruz is a false friend and does not mean cruise. The Spanish word for cruise is crucero.

Derived terms

• adelante con la cruz
• árbol de la cruz
• buque de cruz
• caballero gran cruz
• cara o cruz
• cata la cruz
• cruz andina
• cruz de Alcántara
• cruz de Borgoña
• cruz de Calatrava
• cruz de Caravaca
• cruz de Jerusalén
• cruz de Montesa
• cruz de Salomón
• cruz de san Andrés
• cruz de Santiago
• cruz de tau
• Cruz del Sur
• cruz gamada
• cruz maltesa
• Cruz Roja
• cruz y raya
• en cruz
• gran cruz
• hacerle la cruz
• hacerse la cruz
• peso de cruz
• producto cruz
• punto de cruz
• Santa Cruz
• señal de la cruz
• vela de cruz
• víbora de la cruz

 

Related terms

• cruce
• cruciar
• crucifijo
• cruzada
• cruzado
• cruzar

 

Descendants

• → Guaraní: kurusu
• → Southeastern Tepehuan: kuruus
• → Tagalog: krus

Further reading

• “cruz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28