kraai
Afrikaans
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Dutch kraai, from Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.
Noun
editkraai (plural kraaie)
Etymology 2
editVerb
editkraai (present kraai, present participle kraaiende, past participle gekraai)
- to crow
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.
Noun
editkraai 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
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: kraai
Etymology 2
editFrom French craie, perhaps from Medieval Latin craiera, itself of Germanic origin, from or related to Frankish *krīg (“strife, war, fight”).
Noun
editkraai f (plural kraaien, diminutive kraaitje n)
- A craye, Scandinavian vessel type
Etymology 3
editFrom kraaien.
Noun
editkraai m (plural kraaien)
- A crow's creaky sound.
Etymology 4
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editkraai
- inflection of kraaien:
Categories:
- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- Afrikaans verbs
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːi̯
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːi̯/1 syllable
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch feminine nouns
- nl:Corvids
- Dutch terms derived from French
- Dutch terms derived from Medieval Latin
- Dutch terms derived from Germanic languages
- Dutch terms derived from Frankish
- nl:Watercraft
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch non-lemma forms
- Dutch verb forms