kran

English

Noun

kran (plural krans)

1. Alternative form of qiran

Anagrams

• ARNK, Karn, karn, knar, nark, rank

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From German Kran.

Noun

kran

1. crane (lifting device)

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran, from krane (“crane (bird)”), from Old Saxon *krano, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō.

Noun

kran c (singular definite kranen, plural indefinite kraner)

1. (machine) crane

Derived terms

References

• “kran” in Den Danske Ordbog

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of keran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: kran
• Rhymes: -ran

Noun

kran (first-person possessive kranku, second-person possessive kranmu, third-person possessive krannya)

1. (rare) crane

   Synonym: derek

2. Nonstandard spelling of keran (“tap, faucet”).

Kabuverdianu

Adjective

kran

1. dry
2. plain

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran.

Noun

kran f or m (definite singular krana or kranen, indefinite plural kraner, definite plural kranene)

1. a crane (lifting device)
2. a tap, or faucet (US) (device to dispense liquid)

Derived terms

• kranfartøy
• stoppekran
• tårnkran
• utekran

References

• “kran” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran.

Noun

kran f (definite singular krana, indefinite plural kraner, definite plural kranene)

1. a crane (lifting device)
2. a tap, or faucet (US) (device to dispense liquid)

Derived terms

• kranfartøy
• stoppekran
• utekran

References

• “kran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

kran

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кран (kran), from Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō, from Proto-Germanic *kranô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kran/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: kran

Noun

kran m inan (diminutive kranik)

1. tap, faucet

   Synonym: bateria

Declension

See also

• kurek

Further reading

• kran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kran in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Kran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krâːn/
• Rhymes: -âːn

Noun

krȃn m (Cyrillic spelling кра̑н)

1. crane

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran, from krane (“crane”), from Old Saxon *krano, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

kran c

1. a crane (machinery)
2. a tap, a faucet
3. (colloquial) a (big) nose of a human
4. (colloquial) a drug dealer

   Synonyms: knarklangare, langare, becknare

Declension

Derived terms

• vattenkran (“faucet, water tap”)

Descendants

• → Finnish: kraana

See also

• becknarväska

References

• kran in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kran in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kran in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• rank

Volapük

Noun

kran (nominative plural krans)

1. skull

Declension