crac
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
Etymology 2
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
Adjective
crac (invariable)
- pro, experienced
- ho va fer a la primera com un crac ― he did it from the first try like a pro
Further reading
- “crac” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “crac”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “crac”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Italian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrak/[1]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Hyphenation: cràc
Noun
crac m
- crack (noise)
- crash
- Synonyms: bancarotta, crollo
- crac finanziario ― financial crash
- breakdown
References
Further reading
- crac in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Occitan
Etymology
Imitative.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Interjection
crac
Old French
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܟܪܟܐ (karəḵā).
Noun
crac
Derived terms
- French: krak
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Bulgarian крак (krak), cf. Serbo-Croatian krak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrak/
- Rhymes: -ac
Noun
crac m (plural craci)
- (colloquial, regional) leg
- Synonym: picior
- trouser leg
- (regional) prong of various tools
- (regional) forked branch
- (regional) fork in a river
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “crac”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɾak/ [ˈkɾak]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: crac
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
crac
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- crack (noise)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French krach, from German Krach.
Alternative forms
Noun
crac m (plural cracs)
- (finance) crash (sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks)
- El crac del 29 ― Crash of 1929
Further reading
- “crac”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krak/
- Rhymes: -ak
Noun
crac f (plural craciau)
Adjective
crac (feminine singular crac, plural crac, not comparable)
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
crac | grac | nghrac | chrac |
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), “crac”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies