crow
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with…A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
» The crow flew away.
Die Krähe ist fortgeflogen.
Diese Krähe ist weggeflogen.
Die Krähe flog weg.
Die Krähe flog davon.
Die Krähe flog von dannen.
Ворона улетела.
Ворона полетіла.
Meaning
10 sensesA bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
Krähe, Krähenvogel
воро́наvoróna
воро́наvoróna, ґа́ваgáva, га́ваháva
black birds having a raucous call
Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
Brecheisen, Nageleisen, Brechstange
ломlom
(historical)A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
The mesentery of an animal.
(derogatory)An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
(ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)A black person.
(slang)The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
(archaic, slang)Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
Examples
162 sentencesThe crow flew away.
Ворона полетіла.
ruВорона улетела.
deDie Krähe ist fortgeflogen.
Crows are black.
Ворони чорні.
ruВороны чёрные.
deKrähen sind schwarz.
Tom didn't hear the rooster crow.
deTom hat den Hahn nicht krähen gehört.
I didn't hear the rooster crow.
The bird on the roof is a crow.
ruПтица, что сидит на крыше, — ворона.
deDer Vogel auf dem Dach ist eine Krähe.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from PrFrom Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below.
The verb is from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwan (past tense crēow, past participle crāwen), from Proto-West Germanic *krāan, from Proto-Germanic *krēaną, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”).
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Forms
plural: crowsSynonyms
34 synonyms- a Siouan language spoken by the Crow:Crow language
- a small quadrilateral constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Virgo:Corvus
- a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana:Crow Nation
- an instance of boastful talk:bragbraggingcrowingvaporingline-shootinggasconade