kræft

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German kreft, krevet (crayfish, cancer), from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz. Cognates include Swedish kräfta (crayfish, cancer) (also from Low German), German Krebs (crayfish, cancer) and Dutch kreeft (crayfish). The Danish word krebs (crayfish) is a German loan.

The transferred meaning is influenced by Latin cancer (which in turn is influenced by Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, crayfish, cancer)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkʁ̥æfd̥], [ˈkʁ̥afd̥], [ˈkʁ̥ɑfd̥]
  • Homophone: kraft (except in some older speakers)*

Noun

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kræft c (singular definite kræften, not used in plural form)

  1. cancer (disease)

Declension

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Greenlandic: kræfti