cranc

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cancrum. Doublet of càncer.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾaŋk/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾaŋ/

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Noun

cranc m (plural crancs)

1. crab

   Synonym: (Valencian) carranc

Derived terms

• cranc rugós
• cranc vermell
• cranca
• cranquet

 

Further reading

• “cranc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cranc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.

Adjective

cranc

1. sick
2. weak, strengthless
3. vulnerable
4. not potent (of medicine)
5. insignificant
6. bad, miserable

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: krank
• Limburgish: krank

Further reading

• “cranc”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “cranc (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin cancer, cancrum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cranc m (plural crancs)

1. (Languedoc) crab

Synonyms

• favolha

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cranc, from Proto-Brythonic *krank, borrowed from Late Latin crancus, a variant form of Latin cancer. Cognate with Breton krank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraŋk/
• Rhymes: -aŋk

Noun

cranc m (plural crancod)

1. crab

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cranc	granc	nghranc	chranc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cranc”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies