Kröx

Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Kröcks variant spelling gmw-cfr Krütz central and western Ripuarian gmw-cfr Kreiz Moselle Franconian Etymology From gmw-cfr gmh kriuze, from gmw-cfr goh krūzi, from gmw-cfr la crux. The -x has nothing in particular to do with the Latin form, but is due to Ripuarian velarisation. gmw-cfr Kröx or gmw-cfr *Krüx would be expected also in central Ripuarian (cf. Colognian gmw-cfr Düx), but has somehow failed to establish itself in these dialects. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /kʀøks/ Noun gmw-cfr noun n plural Kröxer diminutive Kröxje gmw-cfr eastern _ Ripuarian cross