Krähe

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German krā, krāe, krawe, from Old High German krāwa, kraja, krāha, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to scream, cry, creak”).

Compare Dutch kraai, English crow, Plautdietsch Krauj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁɛːə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁeːə/ (overall more common; chiefly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Krähe f (genitive Krähe, plural Krähen, feminine Krähin)

  1. crow

Declension

Declension of Krähe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Krähe die Krähen
genitive einer der Krähe der Krähen
dative einer der Krähe den Krähen
accusative eine die Krähe die Krähen

See also

Further reading

  • “Krähe” in Duden online
  • “Krähe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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