cranc

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cancrum. Doublet of càncer.

Pronunciation

Noun

cranc m (plural crancs)

  1. crab
    Synonym: (Valencian) carranc

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.

Adjective

cranc

  1. sick
  2. weak, strengthless
  3. vulnerable
  4. not potent (of medicine)
  5. insignificant
  6. bad, miserable

Inflection

Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite cranc cranke cranc cranke
Definite cranke cranke
Accusative Indefinite cranken cranke cranc cranke
Definite cranke
Genitive Indefinite crancs cranker crancs cranker
Definite crancs, cranken crancs, cranken
Dative cranken cranker cranken cranken

Descendants

  • Dutch: krank
  • Limburgish: krank

Further reading

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin cancer, cancrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

cranc m (plural crancs)

  1. (Languedoc) crab

Synonyms

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

cranc

  1. 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)

  1. crab
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English crank.

Noun

cranc m (plural cranciau or crancod)

  1. (mechanical) crank
    Synonyms: dolen, handlen
  2. (people) crank, eccentric, oddball
    Synonyms: cymêr, caracter, carden

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cranc granc nghranc chranc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
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