kraai

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) one of certain related birds of the genus Corvus or of the family Corvidae
2. (feminine) synonym of zwarte kraai (“carrion crow (Corvus corone)”)
3. (feminine, figuratively) a person dressed in black
4. (feminine, figuratively) an undertaker or undertaker's employee
5. (feminine, figuratively) a blue pennant indicating the presence of a navigation pilot

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of kraaien:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of kraaien:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of kraaien:

kraaien

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

crow

raven

carrion crow

rook

Common Raven

Northern Raven

gor crow

craye

daw

hooded crow

Synonyms

raaf

zwarte kraai

bonte kraai

roek

torenkraai

Translations

Krähe

corneille

cornacchia

cuervo

corneja

cornella

corbeau

corvo

κουρούνα

gralha

karga

corb

gralha

gralha cinzenta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kraːi̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: crâye

Inherited from Old Dutch: *krāia

In summary

From Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.