krab

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

krab (plural krabs)

  1. (colloquial) Short for carabiner.

Etymology 2

Respelling of crab. Compare wyngz.

Noun

krab

  1. (colloquial) imitation crab meat; crab stick; kamaboko

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

A Germanic borrowing, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.

Pronunciation

Noun

krab m anim

  1. crab

Declension

Declension of krab (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative krab krabi
genitive kraba krabů
dative krabovi, krabu krabům
accusative kraba kraby
vocative krabe krabi
locative krabovi, krabu krabech
instrumental krabem kraby

Noun

krab m inan

  1. leaf-shaped decoration (on shields, Gothic arches, etc.)

Declension

Declension of krab (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative krab kraby
genitive krabu krabů
dative krabu krabům
accusative krab kraby
vocative krabe kraby
locative krabu krabech
instrumental krabem kraby

Further reading

  • “krab”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
  • “krab”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “krab”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Verb

krab

  1. imperative of krabbe

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krɑp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: krab
  • Rhymes: -ɑp
  • Homophone: krap

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

krab f or m (plural krabben, diminutive krabbetje n)

  1. (zoology) crab, crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: krap
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: krabu
  • Negerhollands: krabe, krabischi, krabu, crabbo, krabbo
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: krabu (dated)
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: krabu
  • → Sranan Tongo: krabu
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: krabu
    • → Caribbean Javanese: krabu
    • → Saramaccan: kaábu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

krab

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

Anagrams

Mauritian Creole

Noun

krab

  1. Alternative form of krap

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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krab

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German krabbe.

Pronunciation

Noun

krab m animal (diminutive krabik, related adjective krabi or krabowy)

  1. crab (crustacean)
  2. crab (food)

Declension

Declension of krab
singular plural
nominative krab kraby
genitive kraba krabów
dative krabowi krabom
accusative kraba kraby
instrumental krabem krabami
locative krabie krabach
vocative krabie kraby

Further reading

  • krab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Uzbek

Noun

krab (plural krablar)

  1. crab

West Frisian

Noun

krab c (plural krabben, diminutive krabke)

  1. Alternative form of krabbe
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