Kräftan

See also: kräftan

Swedish

Kräftan

Alternative forms

  • Obsolete: Kräfftan, Kräffueten, Kräfwetan

Etymology

From kräfta (“crayfish; crustacean”). Semantic loan from Latin cancer. Attested since 1567.

Proper noun

Kräftan c (genitive Kräftans)

  1. (astronomy) Cancer (constellation)

Derived terms

See also

Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren ♈︎ Oxen ♉︎ Tvillingarna ♊︎ Kräftan ♋︎
Lejonet ♌︎ Jungfrun ♍︎ Vågen ♎︎ Skorpionen ♏︎
Skytten ♐︎ Stenbocken ♑︎ Vattumannen ♒︎ Fiskarna ♓︎

References

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