cranc

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cancrum. Doublet of càncer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkɾaŋ]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkɾaŋk]

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Noun

cranc m (plural crancs)

1. crab

   Synonym: (Valencian) carranc

Derived terms

• cranc rugós
• cranc vermell
• cranca
• cranquet
• menjacrancs

 

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

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	cranc	cranke	cranc	cranke
	Definite	cranke		cranke
Accusative	Indefinite	cranken	cranke	cranc	cranke
	Definite			cranke
Genitive		crancs	cranker	crancs	cranker
Dative		cranken	cranker	cranken	cranken

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