kran

kran

See also: Kran

English

Noun

kran (plural krans)

1. Alternative form of qiran

Anagrams

• ARNK, Karn, karn, knar, nark, rank

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From German Kran.

Noun

kran

1. crane (lifting device)

Declension

Declension of kran

nominative	kran
genitive	krannıñ
dative	kranğa
accusative	krannı
locative	kranda
ablative	krandan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran, from krane (“crane (bird)”), from Old Saxon *krano, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō.

Noun

kran c (singular definite kranen, plural indefinite kraner)

1. (machine) crane

Derived terms

• kranarm
• kranbil
• kranfører

 

References

• “kran” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-Germanic *kranô, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of keran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)ran]
• Hyphenation: kran
• Rhymes: -ran

Noun

kran (first-person possessive kranku, second-person possessive kranmu, third-person possessive krannya)

1. (rare) crane

   Synonym: derek

2. Nonstandard spelling of keran (“tap, faucet”).

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Kabuverdianu

Adjective

kran

1. dry
2. plain

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran.

Noun

kran f or m (definite singular krana or kranen, indefinite plural kraner, definite plural kranene)

1. a crane (lifting device)
2. a tap, or faucet (US) (device to dispense liquid)

Derived terms

• kranfartøy
• stoppekran
• tårnkran
• utekran

References

• “kran” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran.

Noun

kran f (definite singular krana, indefinite plural kraner, definite plural kranene)

1. a crane (lifting device)
2. a tap, or faucet (US) (device to dispense liquid)

Derived terms

• kranfartøy
• stoppekran
• utekran

References

• “kran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

kran

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кран (kran), from Dutch kraan, from Middle Dutch crāne, from Old Dutch *crano, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō, from Proto-Germanic *kranô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kran/

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: kran

Noun

kran m inan (diminutive kranik)

1. tap, faucet

   Synonym: bateria

Declension

Declension of kran

	singular	plural
nominative	kran	krany
genitive	kranu	kranów
dative	kranowi	kranom
accusative	kran	krany
instrumental	kranem	kranami
locative	kranie	kranach
vocative	kranie	krany

See also

• kurek

Further reading

• kran in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kran in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Kran.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krâːn/
• Rhymes: -âːn

Noun

krȃn m (Cyrillic spelling кра̑н)

1. crane

Declension

Declension of kran

	singular	plural
nominative	krȃn	kránovi
genitive	krana	kranova
dative	kranu	kranovima
accusative	kran	kranove
vocative	krane	kranovi
locative	kranu	kranovima
instrumental	kranom	kranovima

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kran, from krane (“crane”), from Old Saxon *krano, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

kran c

1. crane (machinery)
2. water tap, knob for controlling a valve
3. (colloquial) (big) nose of a human
4. (colloquial) drug supplier

   Synonyms: knarklangare, langare

Declension

Declension of kran
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kran	kranen	kranar	kranarna
Genitive	krans	kranens	kranars	kranarnas

Descendants

• → Finnish: kraana

Anagrams

• rank

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Volapük

Noun

kran (nominative plural krans)

1. skull

Declension

declension of kran

	singular	plural
nominative	kran	krans
genitive	krana	kranas
dative	krane	kranes
accusative	krani	kranis
vocative 1	o kran!	o krans!
predicative 2	kranu	kranus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only