krage

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Etymology

From Old Norse kráka (crow), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (to cry hoarsely).

Pronunciation

Noun

krage c (singular definite kragen, plural indefinite krager)

  1. crow, especially carrion crow and hooded crow

Inflection

References

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)

  1. a collar (on a garment, or dog or cat)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German krage and Middle Norwegian kragi.

Noun

krage m (definite singular kragen, indefinite plural kragar, definite plural kragane)

  1. a collar (on a garment, or dog or cat)

References

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

  1. collar (part of garment)
  2. collar (coloured ring round the neck of a flower, bird or mammal)
  3. collar (financial), a collection of derivatives intended for risk management

Declension

Declension of krage
nominative genitive
singular indefinite krage krages
definite kragen kragens
plural indefinite kragar kragars
definite kragarna kragarnas

Derived terms

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