crâne

See also: crane, Crane, and crâné

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁan/, /kʁɑn/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin crānium.

Noun

crâne m (plural crânes)

1. (anatomy) skull, cranium

Derived terms

• bourrage de crâne
• bourrer le crâne
• crâne d’œuf
• crânien

 

Adjective

crâne (plural crânes)

1. (archaic) gallant

Descendants

• → Dutch: kraan (“strong man”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

crâne

1. inflection of crâner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “crâne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ancre, ancré, cerna, écran, encra, nacre, rance