ranc
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From Gothic *𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌺𐍃 (*wranks, “twisted”), from *𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*wrankjan, “to twist”), from Proto-Germanic *wrankijaną. Cognate to Galician ranquear, English wrench.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ranc (feminine ranca, masculine plural rancs, feminine plural ranques)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ranc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Middle French edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
ranc m (plural rancs)
- rank (position of a person, place, thing, or idea)
Descendants edit
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *rankaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ranc
- proud, haughty, arrogant, insolent, froward, overbearing
- showy; mature, full-grown
- noble, bold, valiant, courageous
Declension edit
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
Derived terms edit
- oferranc (“extravagant”)
Descendants edit
- English: rank
References edit
- John R. Clark Hall (1916) “ranc”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ranc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.