Rabe

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See also: rabe and råbe

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Ein Rabe

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaːbə/
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Noun

Rabe m (weak, genitive Raben, plural Raben, diminutive Räbchen n or Räblein n, feminine (for the animal) Räbin)

  1. raven
    Synonym: (common raven) Kolkrabe
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Corvus

Declension

Declension of Rabe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rabe die Raben
genitive eines des Raben der Raben
dative einem dem Raben den Raben
accusative einen den Raben die Raben

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