krae

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German krage

Noun

krae (genitive krae, partitive kraed)

1. collar; most specifically, a piece of garment around the neck.

   Synonym: kaelus

   1. an object or formation that surrounds something and is reminiscent of a collar by the shape and function. A resting frame, support rim, bracket.

      Synonyms: kaelus, piire, ääris

      Kaevukaane krae.

      Manhole cover's rest.

      Pärast lõikust pidi kass kraed kandma veel kümme päeva.

      After the operation the cat had to wear the collar for another ten days.

      Jäälinnu põskedelt algab valge krae.

      A white mane starts from the kingfisher's cheeks.

   2. (colloquial, demeaning) someone, a gallows

      Synonyms: võllas, võllaroog, krants, kutsikas

      Kuradi krae, tema tuleb teisi vargaks tembeldama!

      Bloody gallows! Or he's coming to mark others as thieves!

      Anna suitsu, krae!

      Throw a sig, dude!

   • 1972, Juhan Smuul, Hea meremeeste hoidja (prose):

     „Teie, krae, ärge segage vahele, kui härrad asju ajavad!“ käratas noorem kolmest Joosepile.

Adjective

1. (illustrative) neck; gallows; burden; yoke

   1. Synonyms: kael, koorem, taak, rist

      Ole ettevaatlik, muidu tuleb veel kogu lugu sinu kraesse.

      Be careful, or the whole thing becomes your yoke.

      Püüdis oma patte, koerusi Antsu kraesse veeretada.

      Attempted to slide own sins and trifles on Ants's neck.

   • Aira Kaal

     … muudkui igal kümnendal päeval oli meie karjakord, mis vahetevahel ka minu kraesse langes.

   • Eduard Männik,

     Kes katsub sellest määrusest üle astuda, saab ilusa trahvi kraesse.

Compounds

• aluskrae
• helkurkrae
• hermeliinkrae
• karakullkrae
• karuskrae
• kasukakrae
• kotikkrae
• kraejalad
• kraenurk
• kraenõel
• kraenööp
• kraesall
• krookkrae
• kääniskrae
• madrusekrae
• mantlikrae
• mutoonkrae
• palitukrae
• pealiskrae
• piibrikrae
• piisamkrae
• pikeekrae
• pitskrae
• pluusikrae
• püstkrae
• reväärkrae
• rullkrae
• sallkrae
• sametkrae
• sulgkrae
• särgikrae
• täikrae
• valgekrae
• voltkrae

 

Declension

Declension of krae (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		krae	kraed
accusative	nom.
	gen.	krae
genitive			kraede
partitive		kraed	kraesid
illative		kraesse	kraedesse
inessive		kraes	kraedes
elative		kraest	kraedest
allative		kraele	kraedele
adessive		krael	kraedel
ablative		kraelt	kraedelt
translative		kraeks	kraedeks
terminative		kraeni	kraedeni
essive		kraena	kraedena
abessive		kraeta	kraedeta
comitative		kraega	kraedega

References

• krae in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “krae”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Jüri Viikberg (2016) “krae”, in [ASL] Alamsaksa laensõnad eesti keeles [Low German Loanwords in the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online dictionary)
• “krae”, in [SP] Eesti keele sõnapered [Estonian Word Families] (in Estonian) (online version, continuously updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012–
• “krae”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• Asta Õim (2007) “krae”, in [SYS] Sünonüümisõnastik [Synonym Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)