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Meaning of crux | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1

[ˈkrʊks]

Definitions

wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross
declension-3, feminine
gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged
declension-3, derogatory, feminine
torture; misery
declension-3, feminine, figuratively
cross (symbol)
declension-3, feminine

Equivalents

Беларуская крыж

Български кръст

Bosanski križ криж крст

Català crucifix

Čeština kříž krucifix

Deutsch Galgenvogel Kruzifix

Ελληνικά σταυρός

English cross Crucifix gallows bird

Esperanto krucifikso

Español carne de patíbulo crucifijo

Suomi krusifiksi ristiinnaulitunkuva ristinpuu

Français croix crucifix gibier de potence pendard

Gaeilge crochadóir

Galego crucifixo

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi keʻa

हिन्दी क्रूस सलीब

Hrvatski križ криж крст

Magyar kereszt

Bahasa Indonesia salib

Íslenska róðukross

Italiano croce crocefisso Crocifisso crucifisso pendaglio da forca

日本語磔刑像

한국어 십자고상

Kurdî krîz

Македонски крст распетие

Nederlands crucifix galgenaas kruis kruisbeeld

Polski krucyfiks krzyż

Português crucifixo cruz

Русский ви́сельник крест распятие

Slovenčina kríž

Slovenščina križ razpelo

Српски križ криж крст

Svenska krucifix

Tagalog krusipiho

Türkçe çarmıh

Українська криж розп'яття хрест

Examples

“ī/abī in malam crucem!”

go and get crucified!

“Ave Crux alba”

Hail thou white Cross

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

Meaning of crux | Babel Free

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