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-craft en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Old English -cræft Middle English -craft English -craft From Middle English -craft, -creft, from Old English -cræft (“art or skill in”), from cræft (“art, skill”). More at craft.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme, uncountable, usually) A skill of a particular kind.
    • statecraft
    • stagecraft

Forms

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-crafts Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

-work

Translations (1)

bg де́ло (skill of a particular kind)

-craft en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *krafjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *kraftuz Proto-West Germanic *kraftu Old English cræft Middle English craft English craft English -craft From craft (“vehicle, vessel”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) A vehicle of a particular type.
    • hovercraft
    • aircraft

Forms

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-crafts Number=Plur nonstandard lexicographic
-craft Number=Plur lexicographic

-craft en · X · etymology 3

Etymology

Back-formation from Minecraft; ultimately from etymology 1 above.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) A Minecraft mod or server with a particular theme.
    • security + -craft → SecurityCraft
    • hermit + -craft → Hermitcraft