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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German kreft, krevet (“crayfish, cancer”), from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz. Cognates include Swedish kräfta (“crayfish, cancer”) (also from Low German), German Krebs (“crayfish, cancer”) and Dutch kreeft (“crayfish”). The Danish word krebs (“crayfish”) is a German loan.
The transferred meaning is influenced by Latin cancer (which in turn is influenced by Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crayfish, cancer”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
kræft c (singular definite kræften, not used in plural form)
- cancer (disease)
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