apokryf

Polish

Etymology

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Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos)bor.

Latin apocryphuslbor.

Polish apokryf

Learned borrowing from Latin apocryphus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpɔ.krɘf/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔkrɘf
• Syllabification: a‧po‧kryf

Noun

apokryf m inan

1. (biblical) Apocrypha, apocryphal work (writings recognized by some but not all Christians)
2. apocrypha (writing of a doubtful authorship)

Declension

Declension of apokryf

	singular	plural
nominative	apokryf	apokryfy
genitive	apokryfu	apokryfów
dative	apokryfowi	apokryfom
accusative	apokryf	apokryfy
instrumental	apokryfem	apokryfami
locative	apokryfie	apokryfach
vocative	apokryfie	apokryfy

Derived terms

adjectives

• apokryficzny
• apokryfowy

noun

• apokryficzność

Further reading

• “apokryf”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “apokryf”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Swedish

Etymology

Via Late Latin from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden”), from ἀποκρύπτειν (apokrúptein, “to hide”), from ἀπό- (apó-) +‎ κρύπτειν (krúptein). Related to krypta, krypto-.

Noun

apokryf c

1. (biblical, chiefly plural) Apocrypha, apocryphal work (writings recognized by some but not all Christians)

   Har du läst apokryferna?

   Have you read the Apocrypha?

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Uppslagsdel: bibeln [Glossary Section: the Bible]”, in Bibel 2000‎^[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, archived from the original on 21 June 2026, page 2458:

     Luther […] kallade dem apokryfer efter ett grekiskt ord apókryfos, som betyder gömd, i bildlig mening svårbegriplig.

     Luther called them Apocrypha, after the Greek word apókruphos, meaning "hidden", or, in a figurative sense, "difficult to understand".

Declension

Declension of apokryf

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	apokryf	apokryfs
	definite	apokryfen	apokryfens
plural	indefinite	apokryfer	apokryfers
	definite	apokryferna	apokryfernas

Adjective

apokryf

1. synonym of apokryfisk (“apocryphal”)

Declension

Inflection of apokryf

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	apokryf	—	—
neuter singular	apokryft	—	—
plural	apokryfa	—	—
masculine plural2	apokryfe	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	apokryfe	—	—
all	apokryfa	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• “apokryf”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)