Kräftan

See also: kräftan

Swedish

Kräftan

Alternative forms

• Obsolete: Kräfftan, Kräffueten, Kräfwetan

Etymology

From kräfta (“crayfish; crustacean”). Semantic loan from Latin cancer. Attested since 1567.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²krɛftan/

Proper noun

Kräftan c (genitive Kräftans)

1. (astronomy) Cancer (constellation)

Derived terms

• Kräftans vändkrets

See also

Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren	Oxen	Tvillingarna	Kräftan
Lejonet	Jungfrun	Vågen	Skorpionen
Skytten	Stenbocken	Vattumannen	Fiskarna

References

• Kräftan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)