cranc

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin cancrum. Doublet of càncer.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cranc m (plural crancs)

  1. crab
    Synonym: (Valencian) carranc

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.

Adjective[edit]

cranc

  1. sick
  2. weak, strengthless
  3. vulnerable
  4. not potent (of medicine)
  5. insignificant
  6. bad, miserable

Inflection[edit]

Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite cranc cranke cranc cranke
Definite cranke cranke
Accusative Indefinite cranken cranke cranc cranke
Definite cranke
Genitive crancs cranker crancs cranker
Dative cranken cranker cranken cranken

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: krank
  • Limburgish: krank

Further reading[edit]

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan, from Latin cancer, cancrum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cranc m (plural crancs)

  1. (Languedoc) crab

Synonyms[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Welsh cranc, from Proto-Brythonic *krank, borrowed from Late Latin crancus, a variant form of Latin cancer. Cognate with Breton krank.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cranc m (plural crancod)

  1. crab

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cranc granc nghranc chranc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cranc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies