# krok
## Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech krok, from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkrok]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

krok m inan
* step, pace

#### Derived terms

* krokovat
* krůček m

#### Related terms

* pokrokový
* kročej
* mezikrok
* pokrok
* rozkrok
* úkrok
* zákrok
* kráčet
* nakročit
* pokročit
* překročit
* přikročit
* rozkročit
* ukročit
* vkročit
* vykročit
* zakročit

### Further reading

* “krok”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “krok”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “krok”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Kashubian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkrɔk/
* Rhymes: -ɔk
* Syllabification: krok

### Noun

krok m inan (diminutive kroczk, related adjective kroczny or krokòwi)
* step, pace (motion taken while walking)
* step, pace (distance covered by such an action)
* (anatomy) perineum
* (collective) children

#### Derived terms

* kroczëc impf

### Further reading

* Stefan Ramułt (1893) “krok”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 80
* Sychta, Bernard (1968) “krok”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 2 (H – L), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 255
* Jan Trepczyk (1994) “krok”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “krok”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “krok”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-.

### Noun

krok m (definite singular kroken, indefinite plural kroker, definite plural krokene)
* a hook
* a corner (e.g. of a room)

#### Derived terms

* fiskekrok
* kroksjø
* avkrok

### References

* “krok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse krókr.

### Noun

krok m (definite singular kroken, indefinite plural krokar, definite plural krokane)
* a hook
* a corner (e.g. of a room)

#### Derived terms

* fiskekrok
* kroksjø

### References

* “krok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Czech
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈkrok/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈkrok/

### Noun

krok m inan
* step, pace
* walking
* (metrology) step (Roman unit of length equal to five Roman feet)
* (in the plural) steps (roundly bounded place designated for trial; judicial duel)

#### Derived terms

* krokem

#### Descendants

* Czech: krok

### References

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

## Old Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korkъ. First attested in 1652.

### Noun

krok m inan
* step, pace
* (metrology) step (Roman unit of length equal to five Roman feet)
* step; deed, action

#### Descendants

* Slovak: krok

### References

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

## Polish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish *krok. First attested in 1534.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkrɔk/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /ˈkrɔk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔk
* Syllabification: krok

### Noun

krok m inan (diminutive kroczek, related adjective kroczny)
* step (advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace)
* step (space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running)
* step, pace (gait; manner of walking)
    Synonym: chód
* step (small space or distance) [with od (+ genitive) ‘from something’ and do (+ genitive) ‘to something’]
* step (proceeding; measure; action; act)
    Synonym: czyn
* step (distinct part of a process; stage; phase)
    Synonym: postęp
* crotch (area in clothes where the area for legs are sewn)
** (Middle Polish) animal's behind (back end of an animal)
* (anatomy) crotch, perineum
    Synonym: krocze
* (metrology, Ancient Rome) step (Roman unit of length equal to five Roman feet)
* (obsolete) entry (ability to enter)
* (Middle Polish) feet
    Synonyms: nogi, stopy
* (Middle Polish) trace, track, trail
    Synonyms: ślad, trop
* (Middle Polish) straddle (posture)
    Synonym: rozkrok
* (Middle Polish) loin cloth worn for decency

#### Derived terms

* dwa kroki stąd
* krok po kroku
* krok w krok
* na każdym kroku
* wielkimi krokami
* kroczyć impf
* dotrzymać kroku pf, dotrzymywać kroku impf
* postawić pierwsze kroki pf, stawiać pierwsze kroki impf
* przyspieszyć kroku pf, przyspieszać kroku impf
* skierować kroki pf, kierować kroki impf
* śledzić każdy krok impf
* zrównać krok pf, równać krok impf
* zwolnić kroku pf, zwalniać kroku impf

#### Descendants

* → Belarusian: крок (krok)
* → Ukrainian: крок (krok)

### Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), krok is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 7 times in scientific texts, 23 times in news, 16 times in essays, 48 times in fiction, and 10 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 104 times, making it the 596th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

### References

* ↑ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “krok”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
* ↑ Ida Kurcz (1990) “krok”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 202

### Further reading

* krok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* krok in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Wiesław Morawski (10.08.2023) “KROK”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
* Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “krok”, in Słownik języka polskiego
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “krok”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “krok”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 556
* Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “krok”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
* Mańczak, Witold (2017) “krok”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
* Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “krok”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

## Silesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish *krok.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkrɔk/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔk
* Syllabification: krok

### Noun

krok m inan (diminutive kroczek)
* step, pace (motion taken while walking)
* step, pace (distance covered by such an action)

#### Derived terms

* kroczyć impf

### Further reading

* krok in silling.org

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak krok, from Proto-Slavic *korkъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [krɔk]

### Noun

krok m inan (relational adjective krokový, diminutive krôčik)
* step, pace (motion taken while walking)
* step, pace (distance covered by such an action)
* step; deed, action
* step (phase; part of a whole)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “krok”, 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, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish krōker, from Old Norse krókr (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ger-.

### Noun

krok c
* hook; a rod bent into a curved shape
* hook; a fishhook
* hook; a type of punch

#### Derived terms

* i krokarna (“nearby, around here”)
* krokig

#### See also

* hake (“hook for fastening or suspending”)

### References

* krok in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* krok in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* krok in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* kork

## Volapük
### Noun

krok (nominative plural kroks)
* crocus

#### Declension

$^1$ status as a case is disputed $^2$ in later, non-classical Volapük only