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Krebs
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krebs krebs'
English
Alternative forms
surname en Creps
Etymology
As a en de -, en gsw -, and occasionally en da - surname, from the noun de Krebs crab.
Proper noun
~ Krebs es
en countable en German.
en city s/Oklahoma c/USA.
Derived terms
en Krebs cycle
Translations
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 克雷布斯
Anagrams
en bekrs Berks Berks. Kerbs berks breks kerbs
Bavarian
Etymology
From bar gmh krebȥ, gmh krebeȥ, gmh krebeȥe, from bar goh crebiȥ, goh krebiȥ, from bar gmw-pro *krabit, from bar gem-pro *krabitaz, from bar ine-pro *gerbʰ- to scratch, see also prg gīrbin number, cu жрѣбии lot, tallymark, grc γράφειν to scratch, etch, nl kreeft.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈɡ̊rɛps/
bar ɛps
Noun
m
crustacean, crab, crayfish
cancer (disease)
bar zodiac constellations astrology Cancer
German
Etymology
From de gmh krebȥ, gmh krebeȥ, gmh krebeȥe, from de goh crebiȥ, goh krebiȥ, from de gmw-pro *krabit, from de gem-pro *krabitaz, from de ine-pro *gerbʰ- to scratch, see also prg gīrbin number, cu жрѣбии lot, tallymark, grc γράφειν to scratch, etch, nl kreeft.
The sense cancer is a de la cancer 1. By metathesis from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”); applied to cancerous tumors because the enlarged veins resembled the legs of a crab.
Compare de Krabbe, en crab.
Pronunciation
de /kʁeːps/ [kʰʁ̥eːps] (standard)
de /kʁɛps/ (regionally, chiefly western German)
de De-Krebs.ogg
de De-Krebs2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
crustacean, crab, crayfish
cancer (disease)
de zodiac constellations astrology Cancer
Declension
m
Hyponyms
de Einsiedlerkrebs Flohkrebs Flusskrebs Marmorkrebs Ranzenkrebs Taschenkrebs Zehnfußkrebs
de Blasenkrebs Lungenkrebs Magenkrebs
Derived terms
de krebsartig
Related terms
de Krebsart Krebsarzt Krebsdiagnostik Krebserkrankung Krebsforschung krebserregend krebshemmend krebskrank Krebsmetastase Krebsmedikament Krebsmedizin Krebstherapie
Descendants
1 da krebs
1 nds-de Krebs
1 nb kreps
1 nn kreps
1 stq Krääps
1 gmq-scy krævs
1 yi קרעבס
See also
Further reading
de Crustaceans Diseases
Hunsrik
Etymology
From hrx gmh krebz, gmh krebez, gmh krebeze, from hrx goh crebiz, goh krebiz, from hrx gmw-pro *krabit.
Pronunciation
Noun
m Krebs
crab
cancer
Derived terms
hrx Krebszang
Further reading
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr Krebsová
sk m German
Declension
m-pr surn
Further reading