Kran

From Middle High German krane, from Old High German krano (“crane”), from Proto-West Germanic *kranō, from Proto-Germanic *kranô (“crane”).

The word was used metaphorically for the lifting device due to the similar appearance of the bird’s neck and head. This metaphorical use is first attested in Middle Dutch krane, and thence spread to several European languages (compare English crane, French grue). The sense “water tap” is restricted to a smaller territory (compare Dutch kraan, Luxembourgish Krunn).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁaːn/

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Kran m (strong, genitive Kranes or Krans, plural Kräne or Krane)

1. crane (a lifting device)

   Bei Sturm darf ein Kran nicht umfallen. ― A crane must not fall over in the event of a storm.

2. (regional, western Germany) tap, faucet

   Synonyms: Hahn, Wasserhahn, Pipe

   Der Kran in der Küche tropft. ― The tap in the kitchen is dripping.

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• Kraneberger

• Kranich (bird)
• Wasserkran

• → Crimean Tatar: kran
• Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
• → Polish: kran
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: кран

  Latin script: kran

• → Ukrainian: кран (kran)

• “Kran” in Duden online
• “Kran” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value). The originally Luxembourgish cognate is Krunn.

• IPA^(key): /kʀaːn/

Kran m (plural Kranen)

1. crane (lifting machine)