kraai

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Etymology 1

From Dutch kraai, from Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.

Noun

kraai (plural kraaie)

  1. crow

Etymology 2

From Dutch kraaien.

Verb

kraai (present kraai, present participle kraaiende, past participle gekraai)

  1. to crow

Dutch

Een kraai verzorgt een gazon. — A crow tends to a lawn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kraːi̯/
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  • Hyphenation: kraai
  • Rhymes: -aːi̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.

Noun

kraai f (plural kraaien, diminutive kraaitje n)

  1. one of certain related birds of the genus Corvus or of the family Corvidae
  2. (particularly) Synonym of zwarte kraai (“carrion crow, Corvus corone”)
  3. (figuratively) a person dressed in black
  4. (figuratively) an undertaker or undertaker's employee
  5. (figuratively) a blue pennant indicating the presence of a navigation pilot
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kraai

Etymology 2

From French craie, perhaps from Medieval Latin craiera, itself of Germanic origin, from or related to Frankish *krīg (“strife, war, fight”).

Noun

kraai f (plural kraaien, diminutive kraaitje n)

  1. a craye, Scandinavian vessel type

Etymology 3

From kraaien.

Noun

kraai m (plural kraaien)

  1. a crow's creaky sound

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kraai

  1. inflection of kraaien:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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