cric

English

Noun

cric (plural crics)

1. (medicine, colloquial) Cricothyrotomy; cricothyroidotomy.

Anagrams

• ICRC, circ

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cric, from Middle High German kriec (“jack, winch”). Of uncertain further origin, but supposed to be from the adjective kriege (“recalcitrant”), which is related with kriec (“war”). The last noun can hardly be the direct origin, although the word first occurs mostly in military context. Its onomatopoeic nature is probably accidental, but may have facilitated the borrowing into French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁik/

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  • Homophones: crics, crique, criques
• IPA^(key): /kʁi/ (dated)
  • Homophones: cri, crics, crie, crient, cries, cris

Noun

cric m (plural crics)

1. jack (device for raising and supporting a heavy object)

Further reading

• “cric”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

• CICR

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French cric.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrik/
• Rhymes: -ik
• Hyphenation: crìc

Noun

cric m (invariable)

1. creak
2. jack (of a car)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cric.

Noun

cric n (plural cricuri)

1. lifter

Declension