Crux

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin crux (“a cross”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹʌks/ Homophone: crux === Proper noun === Crux (astronomy) A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania. Synonym: Southern Cross ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == German == === Alternative forms === Krux === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin crux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁʊks/ Rhymes: -ʊks === Noun === Crux f (genitive Crux, no plural) trouble, difficulty, crux Synonyms: Knackpunkt, Schwierigkeit grief Synonyms: Not, Leid, Kummer (palaeography) crux desperationis, an unreadable part in a writing ==== Usage notes ==== Duden recommends the spelling Krux. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Crux” in Duden online Crux on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Crux f (astronomy) Southern Cross (constellation) Synonym: Cruzeiro do Sul == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɾuɡs/ [ˈkɾuɣ̞s] Rhymes: -uɡs Syllabification: Crux === Proper noun === Crux f (astronomy) Southern Cross (constellation) Synonym: Cruz del Sur