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Danish

Etymology 1

From English crank.

Noun

krank c (singular definite kranken, plural indefinite kranke)

  1. a crankshaft, bottom bracket on a bicycle

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German krank (weak, sick).

Adjective

krank (neuter krankt, plural and definite singular attributive kranke)

  1. (archaic) sick, unwell, ill, of poor health
  2. (archaic) of poor quality, bad condition

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cranc, from Old Dutch *cranc, from Proto-West Germanic *krank. Related to krenken (to hurt).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

krank (comparative kranker, superlative krankst)

  1. (archaic) sick, ill
    Synonym: ziek

Inflection

Inflection of krank
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

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German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Adjective

krank (strong nominative masculine singular kranker, comparative kränker or kranker, superlative am kränksten or am kränkesten or am kranksten or am krankesten)

  1. ill, sick (in bad health)
    Synonym: (archaic) siech
  2. (figurative) sick, morally or mentally degenerate
  3. (slang) very interesting or unusual (in the positive or negative); sick

Usage notes

  • As a tendency, the compared forms with umlaut are commoner in the literal sense, while those without umlaut are commoner in figurative use.

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Further reading

  • krank” in Duden online
  • krank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German krank, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (crooked, weak).

Pronunciation

Adjective

krank (comparative krenker, superlative krenkest)

  1. ill, sick
    Sie sin krank.
    They are sick.
    Die kranke Leit sin im Hospital.
    The sick people are in the hospital.
    Unser Hund is krank.
    Our dog is sick.

Declension

Declension of krank (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
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

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Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German kranc, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (weak).

Pronunciation

Adjective

krank (masculine kranken, neuter krankt, comparative méi krank, superlative am kranksten)

  1. ill, sick

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English crank.

Noun

krank m (definite singular kranken, indefinite plural krankar, definite plural krankane)

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Etymology 2

From Old Norse krankr, from Middle Low German krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.

Adjective

krank (neuter krankt, definite singular and plural kranke, comparative krankare, indefinite superlative krankast, definite superlative krankaste)

  1. weak
  2. ill, sick, sickly

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Anagrams

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Low German krank, from Middle Low German krank, from Old Saxon *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (weak).

Adjective

krank

  1. ill, sick

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Russenorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from German krank

Adjective

krank

  1. ill

Swedish

Adjective

krank (not comparable)

  1. (dated) sick
    Synonym: sjuk

Declension

Inflection of krank
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

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