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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “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

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	indefinite	cranc	cranke	cranc	cranke
	definite	cranke		cranke
accusative	indefinite	cranken	cranke	cranc	cranke
	definite			cranke
genitive	indefinite	crancs	cranker	crancs	cranker
	definite	crancs, cranken		crancs, cranken
dative		cranken	cranker	cranken	cranken

Descendants

• Dutch: krank
  • Afrikaans: 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

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɑnk/, [krɑŋk]

Verb

cranc

1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of crincan

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraŋk/
• Rhymes: -aŋk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

cranc m (plural crancod or crainc)

1. crab

Derived terms

• crogengranc (“turtle, tortoise”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English crank.

Noun

cranc m (plural cranciau or crancod)

1. (mechanical) crank

   Synonyms: dolen, handlen

2. (people) crank, eccentric, oddball

   Synonyms: cymêr, caracter, carden

Mutation

Mutated forms of cranc

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cranc	granc	nghranc	chranc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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