Masculine

Rabe

Meaning

  1. (masculine, weak) raven
  2. (masculine, weak) the constellation Corvus

Synonyms

Rabenvogel

Nuzifraga

Corvus

Translations

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

gulaagg

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

grapp

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gwaagg

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

rapp

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁaːbə/
Etymology

In summary

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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