krank c (singular definite kranken, plural indefinite kranke)
From Middle Low German krank (“weak, sick”).
krank (neuter krankt, plural and definite singular attributive kranke)
From Middle Dutch cranc, from Old Dutch *cranc, from Proto-West Germanic *krank. Related to krenken (“to hurt”).
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krank (comparative kranker, superlative krankst)
Inflection of krank | ||||
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uninflected | krank | |||
inflected | kranke | |||
comparative | kranker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | krank | kranker | het krankst het krankste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | kranke | krankere | krankste |
n. sing. | krank | kranker | krankste | |
plural | kranke | krankere | krankste | |
definite | kranke | krankere | krankste | |
partitive | kranks | krankers | — |
From Middle High German krank, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (“crooked, weak”). Cognate with English crank.
krank (strong nominative masculine singular kranker, comparative kränker or kranker, superlative am kränksten or am kränkesten or am kranksten or am krankesten)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist krank | sie ist krank | es ist krank | sie sind krank | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | kranker | kranke | krankes | kranke |
genitive | kranken | kranker | kranken | kranker | |
dative | krankem | kranker | krankem | kranken | |
accusative | kranken | kranke | krankes | kranke | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der kranke | die kranke | das kranke | die kranken |
genitive | des kranken | der kranken | des kranken | der kranken | |
dative | dem kranken | der kranken | dem kranken | den kranken | |
accusative | den kranken | die kranke | das kranke | die kranken | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein kranker | eine kranke | ein krankes | (keine) kranken |
genitive | eines kranken | einer kranken | eines kranken | (keiner) kranken | |
dative | einem kranken | einer kranken | einem kranken | (keinen) kranken | |
accusative | einen kranken | eine kranke | ein krankes | (keine) kranken |
From Middle High German krank, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (“crooked, weak”).
krank (comparative krenker, superlative krenkest)
Declension of krank (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | krank | krank | krank | kranke |
accusative | kranke | krank | krank | kranke | |
dative | kranke | kranke | kranke | kranke | |
Strong inflection | nominative | kranker | kranke | krankes | kranke |
accusative | kranke | kranke | krankes | kranke | |
dative | krankem | kranker | krankem | kranke |
From Middle High German kranc, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (“weak”).
krank (masculine kranken, neuter krankt, comparative méi krank, superlative am kranksten)
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass krank | si ass krank | et ass krank | si si(nn) krank | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | kranken | krank | krankt | krank |
independent without determiner | krankes | kranker | |||
dative | after any declined word | kranken | kranker | kranken | kranken |
as first declined word | krankem | krankem |
krank m (definite singular kranken, indefinite plural krankar, definite plural krankane)
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.From Old Norse krankr, from Middle Low German krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.
krank (neuter krankt, definite singular and plural kranke, comparative krankare, indefinite superlative krankast, definite superlative krankaste)
From Low German krank, from Middle Low German krank, from Old Saxon *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (“weak”).
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Inflection of krank | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | krank | — | — |
Neuter singular | krankt | — | — |
Plural | kranka | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | kranke | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | kranke | — | — |
All | kranka | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |