cranc
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin cancer, cancrum. Doublet of càncer.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkɾaŋk/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈkɾaŋ/
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Noun
cranc m (plural crancs)
- crab
Synonyms
- (Valencian) carranc
Derived terms
- cranca
- cranquet
Further reading
- “cranc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cranc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.
Adjective
cranc
- sick
- weak, strengthless
- vulnerable
- not potent (of medicine)
- insignificant
- bad, miserable
Inflection
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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)
- (Languedoc) crab
Synonyms
- favolha
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.
Noun
cranc m (plural crancod)
- 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