krage
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Pronunciation
Noun
krage c (singular definite kragen, plural indefinite krager)
- crow, especially carrion crow and hooded crow
Inflection
Declension of krage
References
- “krage” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German krage and Middle Norwegian kragi.
Noun
krage m (definite singular kragen, indefinite plural krager, definite plural kragene)
- a collar (on a garment, or dog or cat)
References
- “krage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German krage and Middle Norwegian kragi.
Noun
krage m (definite singular kragen, indefinite plural kragar, definite plural kragane)
- a collar (on a garment, or dog or cat)
References
- “krage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kraghi, borrowed from Middle Low German krage, from Proto-Germanic *kragô (“throat”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrogʰ-. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål krage. More at craw.
Noun
krage c
- collar (part of garment)
- collar (coloured ring round the neck of a flower, bird or mammal)
- collar (financial), a collection of derivatives intended for risk management
Declension
Declension of krage