ranc

See also: ránc and ranč

Catalan

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌺𐍃 (*wranks, “twisted”), from *𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*wrankjan, “to twist”), from Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną. Cognate to Galician ranquear, English wrench.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈraŋk/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈraŋ/

Adjective

ranc (feminine ranca, masculine plural rancs, feminine plural ranques)

1. lame, crippled

Derived terms

• ranquejar

Further reading

• “ranc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• rang

Noun

ranc m (plural rancs)

1. rank (position of a person, place, thing, or idea)

Descendants

• French: rang
• → Middle English: rank
  • English: rank

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rankaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑnk/, [rɑŋk]

Adjective

ranc

1. proud, haughty, arrogant, insolent, froward, overbearing
2. showy; mature, full-grown
3. noble, bold, valiant, courageous

Declension

Declension of ranc — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ranc	ranc	ranc
Accusative	rancne	rance	ranc
Genitive	rances	rancre	rances
Dative	rancum	rancre	rancum
Instrumental	rance	rancre	rance
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rance	ranca, rance	ranc
Accusative	rance	ranca, rance	ranc
Genitive	rancra	rancra	rancra
Dative	rancum	rancum	rancum
Instrumental	rancum	rancum	rancum

Declension of ranc — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ranca	rance	rance
Accusative	rancan	rancan	rance
Genitive	rancan	rancan	rancan
Dative	rancan	rancan	rancan
Instrumental	rancan	rancan	rancan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rancan	rancan	rancan
Accusative	rancan	rancan	rancan
Genitive	rancra, rancena	rancra, rancena	rancra, rancena
Dative	rancum	rancum	rancum
Instrumental	rancum	rancum	rancum

Derived terms

• oferranc (“extravagant”)

Descendants

• English: rank

References

• John R. Clark Hall (1916), “ranc”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ranc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.