crabe
French edit
Etymology edit
From a Norman dialect (compare Jèrriais crabe), partly from Old Norse krabbi and partly from Middle Dutch crabbe, both from Proto-Germanic *krabbô. Cognate with Old English crabba (“crab; crayfish”). More at crab.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
crabe m (plural crabes)
Derived terms edit
- coquillier-crabier
- crabier
- crabier à ventre roux
- crabier blanc
- crabier bois
- crabier caiot
- crabier chevelu
- crabier commun
- crabier de Gray
- crabier de Mahon
- crabier grosse tête
- crabier-radar
- crochet à crabes
- en crabe
- grand crabier blanc
- héron crabier
- héron crabier chevelu
- macaque crabier
- marcher en crabe
- panier de crabes
- phoque crabier
- pince à crabes
- renard crabier
Further reading edit
- “crabe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Norse krabbi.
Noun edit
crabe f (plural crabes)
Derived terms edit
- crabe à co (“crayfish”)
- crabe grégeaise (“lady crab”)
- rouoge crabe (“wrinkled crab”)
- vèrte crabe (“shore crab”)