cranic

English

Adjective

cranic (not comparable)

1. Synonym of cranial

Derived terms

• acrocranic
• brachycranic
• mesocranic

 

Old English

Etymology

From Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑ.nik/

Noun

cranic m

1. chronicle

Declension

Declension of cranic (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cranic	cranicas
accusative	cranic	cranicas
genitive	cranices	cranica
dative	cranice	cranicum

Derived terms

• cranicwrītere (“chronographer, chronicler”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cranic”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.