kraai
Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch kraai, from Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.
Noun edit
kraai (plural kraaie)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
kraai (present kraai, present participle kraaiende, past participle gekraai)
- to crow
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.
Noun edit
kraai f (plural kraaien, diminutive kraaitje n)
- One of certain related birds of the genus Corvus or of the family Corvidae.
- (particularly) Synonym of zwarte kraai (“carrion crow, Corvus corone”)
- (figuratively) A person dressed in black.
- (figuratively) An undertaker or undertaker's employee.
- (figuratively) A blue pennant indicating the presence of a navigation pilot.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kraai
Etymology 2 edit
From French craie, perhaps from Medieval Latin craiera, itself of Germanic origin, from or related to Frankish *krīg (“strife, war, fight”).
Noun edit
kraai f (plural kraaien, diminutive kraaitje n)
- A craye, Scandinavian vessel type
Etymology 3 edit
From kraaien.
Noun edit
kraai m (plural kraaien)
- A crow's creaky sound.
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
kraai
- inflection of kraaien: