cric
English edit
Noun edit
cric (plural crics)
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French cric, from Middle High German kriec (“jack, winch”). Of uncertain further origin, but supposed to be from the adjective kriege (“recalcitrant”), which is related with kriec (“war”). The last noun can hardly be the direct origin, although the word first occurs mostly in military context. Its onomatopoeic nature is probably accidental, but may have facilitated the borrowing into French.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cric m (plural crics)
- jack (device for raising and supporting a heavy object)
Further reading edit
- “cric”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French cric.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cric m (invariable)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
cric n (plural cricuri)
Declension edit
Declension of cric
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) cric | cricul | (niște) cricuri | cricurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) cric | cricului | (unor) cricuri | cricurilor |
vocative | cricule | cricurilor |