corvus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and sacred to Apollo.
2. (declension-2, masculine) A gangplank, used in Roman naval combat for boarding enemy ships.

Concepts

raven

crow

rook

common raven

Common Raven

Northern Raven

Synonyms

corax

Translations

Rabe

corvo

corbeau

cuervo

corvo

corb

raaf

còrb

κόρακας

κοράκι

kuzgun

غراب

Krähe

Kolkrabe

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɔr.wʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *korwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós, from a root *ḱorh₂- (“crow, raven”), imitative of harsh sounds; see cornīx (“crow”) for more. The word has been decomposed as from *ḱer- (compare Latin crepō (“I creak, crack”), Sanskrit कृपते (kṛ́pate, “he laments, implores”)) + *-wós (whence Latin -vus).