cranberry

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Low German Kraanbere (“‘crane berry’”), from Kraan (“‘crane’”) + Bere (“‘berry’”). Kraan is cognate to crane, while Bere is cognate to berry.

The bound morpheme cran- (cran- + berry) occurs only in this word, and this is used as an archetype, hence the term cranberry morpheme for such a morpheme.

[edit] Noun

cranberry (plural cranberries)

1. A shrub belonging to the Vaccinium family, Vaccinium oxycoccus, with a number of subspecies.
2. The red berry of that shrub.

[edit] Derived terms

• cranberry juice
• cranberry morpheme
• cranberrylike

[edit] Translations