krank

See also: Krank

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cranc, from Old Dutch *cranc, from Proto-West Germanic *krank. Related to krenken (to hurt).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

krank (comparative kranker, superlative krankst)

  1. (archaic) sick, ill
    Synonym: ziek

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (crooked, weak). Cognate with English crank.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʁaŋk/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋk

Adjective

krank (strong nominative masculine singular kranker, comparative kränker or kranker, superlative am kränksten or am kränkesten or am kranksten or am krankesten)

  1. ill, sick (in bad health)
    Synonym: (archaic) siech
  2. (figurative) sick, morally or mentally degenerate
  3. (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

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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Hyponyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • krank” in Duden online
  • krank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (crooked, weak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kraŋk/

Adjective

krank (comparative krenker, superlative krenkest)

  1. 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

Declension of krank (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) kranke
accusative kranke Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) kranke
dative kranke kranke kranke kranke
Strong inflection nominative kranker kranke krankes kranke
accusative kranke kranke krankes kranke
dative krankem kranker krankem kranke

Antonyms

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Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German kranc, from Old High German *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (weak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʀɑŋk/
    • Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Adjective

krank (masculine kranken, neuter krankt, comparative méi krank, superlative am kranksten)

  1. ill, sick

Declension

Antonyms

  • Kränkt
  • Krankheet
  • Krankeschäin
  • Krankekeess

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English crank.

Noun

krank m (definite singular kranken, indefinite plural krankar, definite plural krankane)

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Etymology 2

From Old Norse krankr, from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-Germanic *krankaz.

Adjective

krank (neuter krankt, definite singular and plural kranke, comparative krankare, indefinite superlative krankast, definite superlative krankaste)

  1. weak
  2. ill, sick, sickly

References

Anagrams

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Saxon *krank, from Proto-West Germanic *krank (weak).

Adjective

krank

  1. ill, sick

Derived terms

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Adjective

krank

  1. ill

Swedish

Adjective

krank (not comparable)

  1. (dated) sick
    Synonym: sjuk

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References

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