Masculine
Rabe
Meaning
- (masculine,weak) raven
- (masculine,weak) the constellation Corvus
Concepts
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
gulaagg
Basel-Landschaft
grapp
Basel-Landschaft
gwaagg
St. Gallen
rapp
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁaːbə/
Etymology
From Middle High German rabe, from Old High German rabo, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabō, from Proto-Germanic *hrabô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. See also Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Compare Low German Raav, Dutch raaf, West Frisian, English raven, Danish ravn.
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