crow

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
2. Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
3. A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
4. (slang) Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
5. A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
6. The mesentery of an animal.
7. An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
8. (slang) A black person.
9. (slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.

Adj

Dark black, the color of a crow; crow-black.

Verb

1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
3. To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.

Konzepte

Krähe

krähen

Rabe

Brecheisen

Krähen

jauchzen

rabe

Hahnenschrei

Kikeriki

Nuzifraga

Vogel

Nebelkrähe

Rabenvogel

kikeriki schreien

Angeberei

Prahlerei

Kolkrabe

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/kɹəʊ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below.