Kraken en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹeɪ.kən/ (UK, US)
- /ˈkɹɑː.kən/ (UK, US)
- /-kɪn/ (UK, US)
- /ˈkɹæ.kən/ (UK, US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian kraken (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), definite singular of krake (“crooked dead tree, wooden drag/grapnel”) (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), both from Old Norse kraki (“crooked dead tree, wooden drag/grapnel”, literally “crookie: something with crooks/hooks”), from Proto-Germanic *krankaz (“crooked”).
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Short for Kraken variant (“SARS-CoV-2 virus variant XBB.1.5”).
alt of Kraken variant
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| krake | alternative, rare | lexicographic | |
| kraken | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Translations (26)
mi rātāmoko (Sea monster) · nl kraken (Sea monster) · de Krake (Sea monster) · ru морско́е чудо́вище (Sea monster) · fr kraken (Sea monster) · it Kraken (Sea monster) · ru кра́кен (Sea monster) · pt Kraken (Sea monster) · nl kraak (Sea monster) · ko 크라켄 (Sea monster) · sv Kraken (Sea monster) · cmn 克拉肯 (Sea monster) · da Kraken (Sea monster) · ka კრაკენი (Sea monster) · ja クラーケン (Sea monster) · ga cráca (Sea monster) · es kraken (Sea monster) · mr क्रॅकन (Sea monster) · nn kraken (Sea monster) · pl kraken (Sea monster) · el κράκεν (Sea monster) · cmn 挪威海怪 (Sea monster) · nn krake (Sea monster) · nb krake (Sea monster) · nb kraken (Sea monster) · fi kraken (Sea monster)