Krak

See also: krak

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkrak/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkrak/

Proper noun

Krak m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Krak (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Krak	Kraky	Kraci, Krakové
genitive	Kraka	Krakú	Krakóv
dative	Kraku, Krakovi	Krakoma	Krakóm
accusative	Kraka	Kraky	Kraky
vocative	Krače	Kraky	Kraci, Krakové
locative	Kraku, Krakovi	Krakú	Kraciech
instrumental	Krakem	Krakoma	Kraky

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Krak”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Krak

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to krakać (“to crow”), or otherwise from Proto-Slavic *krak(ov), common element in Slavic placenames.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrak/

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: Krak
• Homophone: krak

Proper noun

Krak m pers

1. (uncountable, historical) Krak (legendary Polish prince, ruler of the Vistulans (a Lechitic tribe), and the presumed founder of Kraków)
2. (countable) a male surname

Declension

Declension of Krak

	singular	plural
nominative	Krak	Krakowie
genitive	Kraka	Kraków
dative	Krakowi	Krakom
accusative	Kraka	Kraków
instrumental	Krakiem	Krakami
locative	Kraku	Krakach
vocative	Kraku	Krakowie

Proper noun

Krak f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• Krak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Krak in PWN's encyclopedia
• “Krak”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022