Cross

cross crôs cross- cros English <dab> Etymology As an English surname, from the noun en cross, as in en crossroads. Also a calque of this word in various European languages, such as fr Lacroix, de Kreutz, sh Križ. Compare en Crouch, en Crozier, en Kriz. As an en ga - surname, shortened from en McCrossen. As a en de - surname, Americanized from en Kross, from en gml krus pitcher, vessel, which is possibly an old Germanic borrowing of en grc κρωσσός pitcher, pail, urn. Also a variant of en Kress. Pronunciation en /kɹɒs/ RP,CA en En-ca-cross.ogg CA krôs GA,AU, en /kɹɔs/ en En-us-cross.ogg GA en En-au-cross.ogg AU krŏs cot-caught, en /kɹɑs/ en ɒs ɔːs 1 Proper noun en Christianity The cross on which Jesus died and, in metonymical uses, such as to refer to Christ's suffering in general. en Holy Cross True Cross Crucifix A number of places with the name "Cross": A place in the United Kingdom: en settlement on the isl/Isle of Lewis carea/Western Isles cc/Scotland OS grid ref NB5062. en hamlet par/St Dominick east co/Cornwall cc/England OS grid ref SX4067 OS: Cornwall en hamlet par/Georgeham dist/North Devon co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SS4539. en hamlet par/Goodleigh dist/North Devon co/Devon OS grid ref SS6034. en hamlet par/Ellesmere Rural and par/Ellesmere Urban north of town/Ellesmere co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ3936. OS: Shropshire en village par/Compton Bishop co/Somerset cc/England previously in dist/Sedgemoor OS grid ref ST4154. en place c/Ireland: en village/and/townland co/Clare c/Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois. en village co/Mayo c/Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois. en place c/USA: en unincorporated community co/Berkeley County s/South Carolina c/USA. en unincorporated community co/Mineral County s/West Virginia c/USA. en town co/Buffalo County s/Wisconsin c/USA. en barangay mun/Glan p/Sarangani c/Philippines. Usage notes For places with the affix "Cross", see cross#Derived terms. Derived terms en Holy Cross en St Cross Proper noun + (surname) en topographic Middle English for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road. en 1922 Musical News and Herald 62-63 780 Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major. Derived terms en Cross County Cross syndrome Cross-McKusick-Breen syndrome Crossville crossite See also en Crozier en Kreuzer References en Crosses German Etymology de en cross. Pronunciation de /kʁɔs/ de De-Cross.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(es),-:es de tennis groundstroke that is played diagonally de Longline Declension m,(es),-:es Further reading