Rabe
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German rabe, from Old High German rabo, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabō, from Proto-Germanic *hrabô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-. See also Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz.
Compare Low German Raav, Dutch raaf, West Frisian, English raven, Danish ravn.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Rabe m (weak, genitive Raben, plural Raben, diminutive Räbchen n or Räblein n, feminine (for the animal) Räbin)
- raven
- (astronomy) the constellation Corvus
Declension
[edit]Declension of Rabe [masculine, weak]
See also
[edit]- Krähe f
Further reading
[edit]- “Rabe” in Duden online
- “Rabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Rabe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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