Rabe
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German rabe, from Old High German rabo, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabō, from Proto-Germanic *hrabô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. See also Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz.
Compare Low German Raav, Dutch raaf, West Frisian, English raven, Danish ravn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Rabe m (weak, genitive Raben, plural Raben, diminutive Räbchen n or Räblein n, feminine (for the animal) Räbin)
- raven
- (astronomy) the constellation Corvus
Declension edit
Declension of Rabe [masculine, weak]
See also edit
- Krähe f
Further reading edit
- “Rabe” in Duden online
- “Rabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rabe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.