Etymology

From Old French crevice, from Frankish *krebitja ‎(“crayfish”), diminutive of Old Frankish *krebit ‎(“crab”), from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz ‎(“crab, cancer”), from Proto-Indo-European *grebʰ-, *gerebʰ- ‎(“to scratch, crawl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekʁəvis/