krae

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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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adjective

krae

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

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 Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Jüri Viikberg (2016) “krae”, in Alamsaksa laensõnad eesti keeles [Low German Loanwords in the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online dictionary)
  • “krae”, in Eesti keele sõnapered [Estonian Word Families] (in Estonian) (online version, continuously updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012–
  • “krae”, in 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 Sünonüümisõnastik [Synonym Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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