crac
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkɾak/
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- crack (sharp sound)
- crash
- Synonym: fallida
- (obsolete) dimwit
Etymology 2
English crack
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- pro, expert
- crack cocaine
Adjective
crac (indeclinable)
- pro, experienced
- ell és molt crac ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading
- “crac” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “crac”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “crac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrak/[1]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Hyphenation: cràc
Noun
crac m
- crack (noise)
- crash
- Synonyms: bancarotta, crollo
- crac finanziario ― financial crash
- breakdown
References
- crac in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Further reading
- crac in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Bulgarian крак (krak), cf. Serbo-Croatian krak.
Noun
crac m (plural craci)
- leg
- prop
Synonyms
- (leg): picior
Derived terms
- cracă
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾak/ [ˈkɾak]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: crac
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
crac
- crack, snap
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- crack (noise)
Etymology 2
From French krach, from German Krach.
Alternative forms
- crack
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- (finance) crash (sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks)
- El crac del 29 ― Crash of 1929
Further reading
- “crac”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English crack.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krak/
- Rhymes: -ak
Noun
crac f (plural craciau)
- crack
- Synonyms: cnec, clec
Adjective
crac (feminine singular crac, plural crac, not comparable)
- angry; annoyed
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| crac | grac | nghrac | chrac |
| 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), “crac”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies