krank
Dänisch
Etymology 1
Nomen
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
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cranc, from Old Dutch *cranc, from Proto-West Germanic *krank. Related to krenken (“to hurt”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
krank (comparative kranker, superlative krankst)
Inflection
Declension of krank | ||||
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uninflected | krank | |||
inflected | kranke | |||
comparative | kranker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | krank | kranker | het krankst het krankste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | kranke | krankere | krankste |
n. sing. | krank | kranker | krankste | |
plural | kranke | krankere | krankste | |
definite | kranke | krankere | krankste | |
partitive | kranks | krankers | — |
Antonyms
Derived terms
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
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist krank | sie ist krank | es ist krank | sie sind krank | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | kranker | kranke | krankes | kranke |
genitive | kranken | kranker | kranken | kranker | |
dative | krankem | kranker | krankem | kranken | |
accusative | kranken | kranke | krankes | kranke | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der kranke | die kranke | das kranke | die kranken |
genitive | des kranken | der kranken | des kranken | der kranken | |
dative | dem kranken | der kranken | dem kranken | den kranken | |
accusative | den kranken | die kranke | das kranke | die kranken | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein kranker | eine kranke | ein krankes | (keine) kranken |
genitive | eines kranken | einer kranken | eines kranken | (keiner) kranken | |
dative | einem kranken | einer kranken | einem kranken | (keinen) kranken | |
accusative | einen kranken | eine kranke | ein krankes | (keine) kranken |
Antonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Further reading
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
Declension of krank (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | krank | krank | krank | kranke |
accusative | kranke | krank | krank | kranke | |
dative | kranke | kranke | kranke | kranke | |
Strong inflection | nominative | kranker | kranke | krankes | kranke |
accusative | kranke | kranke | krankes | kranke | |
dative | krankem | kranker | krankem | kranke |
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
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
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass krank | si ass krank | et ass krank | si si(nn) krank | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | kranken | krank | krankt | krank |
independent without determiner | krankes | kranker | |||
dative | after any declined word | kranken | kranker | kranken | kranken |
as first declined word | krankem | krankem |
Antonyms
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Nomen
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
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
- Krankenbad n
- Krankheit f
Russenorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
krank
Swedish
Adjective
krank (not comparable)
Declension
Inflection of krank | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | krank | — | — |
Neuter singular | krankt | — | — |
Plural | kranka | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | kranke | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | kranke | — | — |
Alle | kranka | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms
- kärlekskrank (“lovesick”)
References
- Danish terms borrowed from English
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Danish terms borrowed from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish adjectives
- Danish terms with archaic senses
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch adjectives
- Dutch terms with archaic senses
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- Rhymes:German/aŋk
- Rhymes:German/aŋk/1 syllable
- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- German slang
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Middle High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German
- Hunsrik terms derived from Old High German
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Hunsrik 1-syllable words
- Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hunsrik lemmas
- Hunsrik adjectives
- Hunsrik terms with usage examples
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Luxembourgish 1-syllable words
- Luxembourgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ɑŋk
- Rhymes:Luxembourgish/ɑŋk/1 syllable
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from English
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Low German
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Low German
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Middle Low German
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Middle Low German
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Old Saxon
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Old Saxon
- Plautdietsch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Plautdietsch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Plautdietsch lemmas
- Plautdietsch adjectives
- Plautdietsch 1-syllable words
- Russenorsk terms borrowed from German
- Russenorsk terms derived from German
- Russenorsk lemmas
- Russenorsk adjectives
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish dated terms
- Swedish uncomparable adjectives