raaf

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-.

• IPA^(key): /rɑːf/

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raaf (plural rawe)

1. raven

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

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-.

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

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”)

• kauw
• kraai
• roek

• bokraaf
• hoornraaf
• raafkaketoe
• raafparkiet

• Afrikaans: raaf
• → Sranan Tongo: rafru

• Afar