raaf

See also: Raaf and RAAF

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch raaf, from Middle Dutch rāve, from older rāven by reanalysis, from Old Dutch ravan, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑːf/

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Noun

raaf (plural rawe)

1. raven

Dutch

Corvus corax

Alternative forms

• (all obsolete) raef, raven, raaven, raeven

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rāve, formed by rebracketing from the older singular form rāven which was reinterpreted as a plural; the singular raven (plural ravens or ravenen) persisted in some dialects until at least the eighteenth century, well beyond the Middle Dutch period. The Middle Dutch furthermore descends from Old Dutch ravan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /raːf/
• Hyphenation: raaf
• Rhymes: -aːf

Noun

raaf m or f (plural raven, diminutive raafje n)

1. raven (Corvus corax)
2. A raven, term used for certain other large birds of the genus Corvus.
3. (Suriname) Synonym of ara (“macaw”)

Coordinate terms

• kauw
• kraai
• roek

Derived terms

• bokraaf
• hoornraaf
• raafkaketoe
• raafparkiet

Descendants

• Afrikaans: raaf
• → Sranan Tongo: rafru

Anagrams

• Afar