Rabe

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

Dialects

Aargau

gulaagg

Basel-Landschaft

grapp

Basel-Landschaft

gwaagg

St. Gallen

rapp

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁaːbə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: rabe

Inherited from Old High German: rabo

Cognate with Low German: Raav

Cognate with Dutch: raaf

Cognate with Western Frisian: -

Cognate with English: raven

Cognate with Danish: ravn

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.

Concepts

raven

crow

Corvus

Crow

Raven

common raven

corvus

Common Raven

Northern Raven

corvids

crow family

crows

ravens

rook

Synonyms

Krähe

Kolkrabe

Rabenvogel

Nuzifraga

Corvus

Translations

corbeau

cuervo

corvo

corvus

corvo

raaf

kruk

corb

còrb

Corbeau

κόρακας

kuzgun

Κόραξ

κοράκι

Kruk