crucche

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Italian

Adjective

crucche

  1. feminine plural of crucco

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cryċċ (crutch, staff), from Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (crutch, staff), from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (wrinkle, bend), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (to turn, bend).

The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.

Pronunciation

Noun

crucche (plural crucches)

  1. crutch

Descendants

  • English: crutch
  • Scots: crutch

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