cranc

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cancrum. Doublet of càncer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈkɾaŋ]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈkɾaŋk]
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Noun

cranc m (plural crancs)

  1. crab
    Synonym: (Valencian) carranc

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

cranc

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

Inflection
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
  • Dutch: krank
  • Limburgish: krank

Further reading
  • “cranc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “cranc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin cancer, cancrum.

Pronunciation
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Noun

cranc m (plural crancs)

  1. (Languedoc) crab

Synonyms

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kraŋk/
  • Rhymes: -aŋk

Noun

cranc m (plural crancod)

  1. crab

Mutation
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
  • 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
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