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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cancrum. Doublet of càncer.
Pronunciation
Noun
cranc m (plural crancs)
- crab
- Synonym: (Valencian) carranc
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.
Adjective
cranc
- sick
- weak, strengthless
- vulnerable
- not potent (of medicine)
- insignificant
- bad, miserable
Inflection
| Adjective
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Plural
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| Nominative
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Indefinite
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cranc
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cranke
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cranc
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cranke
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| Definite
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cranke
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cranke
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| Accusative
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Indefinite
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cranken
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cranke
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cranc
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cranke
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| Definite
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cranke
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| Genitive
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Indefinite
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crancs
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cranker
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crancs
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cranker
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| Definite
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crancs, cranken
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crancs, cranken
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| Dative
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cranken
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cranker
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cranken
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cranken
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Descendants
Further reading
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Latin cancer, cancrum.
Pronunciation
Noun
cranc m (plural crancs)
- (Languedoc) crab
Synonyms
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
cranc
- first/third-person singular preterite indicative of crincan
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh cranc, from Proto-Brythonic *krank, borrowed from Late Latin crancus, a variant form of Latin cancer. Cognate with Breton krank.
Noun
cranc m (plural crancod or crainc)
- crab
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English crank.
Noun
cranc m (plural cranciau or crancod)
- (mechanical) crank
- Synonyms: dolen, handlen
- (people) crank, eccentric, oddball
- Synonyms: cymêr, caracter, carden
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cranc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies