cornix

Concepts

crow

Translations

corneille

Krähe

κουρούνα

corneja

cuervo

cornacchia

kraai

cornella

gralha

karga

corb

καρακάξα

corbeau

qijik

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɔr.niːks]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂- (“crow, raven”), imitative of harsh sounds. Compare Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “crow, shearwater”), Lithuanian šárka (“magpie”), Serbo-Croatian svrȁka (“idem”), Middle Irish crú, Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax, “raven, crow”). See also corvus (“crow”), crociō (“to croak like a raven”), and possibly Sanskrit शारि॑ (śā́ri).