Kračún

See also: kračun

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian karácsony. First attested in 1585.

Noun

Kračún m inan

1. Christmas

Descendants

• Pannonian Rusyn: Крачун (Kračun)
• Slovak: Kračún

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “Kračún”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak Kračún, borrowed from Hungarian karácsony. Compare Pannonian Rusyn Крачун (Kračun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrat͡ʃuːn]

Proper noun

Kračún m inan (related adjective kračúnny)

1. (dated, regional) Christmas

   Synonym: Vianoce

Declension

Declension of Kračún (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	Kračún	Kračúny
genitive	Kračúna	Kračúnov
dative	Kračúnu	Kračúnom
accusative	Kračún	Kračúny
locative	Kračúne	Kračúnoch
instrumental	Kračúnom	Kračúnmi

Further reading

• “Kračún”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024