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Danish
Etymology 1
Noun
krank c (singular definite kranken, plural indefinite kranke)
- a crankshaft, bottom bracket on a bicycle
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German krank (“weak, sick”).
Adjective
krank (neuter krankt, plural and definite singular attributive kranke)
Further reading
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cranc, from Old Dutch *cranc, from Proto-West Germanic *krank. Related to krenken (“to hurt”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
krank (comparative kranker, superlative krankst)
Declension
Antonyms
Derived terms
- krankzinnig, krankenhuis
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German krank, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (“crooked, weak”). Cognate with English crank.
Pronunciation
Adjective
krank (strong nominative masculine singular kranker, comparative kränker or kranker, superlative am kränksten or am kränkesten or am kranksten or am krankesten)
- ill, sick (in bad health)
- Synonym: (archaic) siech
- (figurative) sick, morally or mentally degenerate
- (slang) very interesting or unusual (in the positive or negative); sick
Usage notes
- As a tendency, the compared forms with umlaut are commoner in the literal sense, while those without umlaut are commoner in figurative use.
Declension
Positive forms of krank
Comparative forms of krank
Superlative forms of krank
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- augenkrank
- geisteskrank
- herzkrank
- krebskrank
- lungenkrank
- magenkrank
Derived terms
Further reading
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Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German krank, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (“crooked, weak”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
krank (comparative krenker, superlative krenkest)
- ill, sick
- Sie sin krank.
- They are sick.
- Die kranke Leit sin im Hospital.
- The sick people are in the hospital.
- Unser Hund is krank.
- Our dog is sick.
Declension
Antonyms
Derived terms
- Krankheet f
- Krankheit f
Further reading
- Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “krank”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German kranc, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (“weak”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
krank (masculine kranken, neuter krankt, comparative méi krank, superlative am kranksten)
Declension
Antonyms
Related terms
- Kränkt
- Krankheet
- Krankeschäin
- Krankekeess
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
krank m (definite singular kranken, indefinite plural krankar, definite plural krankane)
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse krankr, from Middle Low German krank, from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.
Adjective
krank (neuter krankt, definite singular and plural kranke, comparative krankare, indefinite superlative krankast, definite superlative krankaste)
References
- “krank” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
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Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Low German krank, from Middle Low German krank, from Old Saxon *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (“weak”).
Adjective
krank
Derived terms
Russenorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
krank
Swedish
Etymology 1
Adjective
krank (not comparable)
Declension
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
Derived terms
- kärlekskrank (“lovesick”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
krank c
Declension
Derived terms
- harkrank (“cranefly”)
References
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