krage
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
krage c (singular definite kragen, plural indefinite krager)
- crow, especially carrion crow and hooded crow
Inflection edit
Declension of krage
References edit
- “krage” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German krage and Middle Norwegian kragi.
Noun edit
krage m (definite singular kragen, indefinite plural krager, definite plural kragene)
- a collar (on a garment, or dog or cat)
References edit
- “krage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German krage and Middle Norwegian kragi.
Noun edit
krage m (definite singular kragen, indefinite plural kragar, definite plural kragane)
- a collar (on a garment, or dog or cat)
References edit
- “krage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish kraghi, borrowed from Middle Low German krage, from Proto-Germanic *kragô (“throat”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål krage. More at craw.
Noun edit
krage c
- collar (part of garment)
- collar (coloured ring round the neck of a flower, bird or mammal)
- collar (financial), a collection of derivatives intended for risk management
Declension edit
Declension of krage | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | krage | kragen | kragar | kragarna |
Genitive | krages | kragens | kragars | kragarnas |