krage
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkraːɡə/, [ˈkʁ̥ɑːʊ]
Noun
krage c (singular definite kragen, plural indefinite krager)
- crow, especially carrion crow and hooded crow
Inflection
Declension of krage
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | krage | kragen | krager | kragerne |
genitive | krages | kragens | kragers | kragernes |
References
- “krage” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- krave
Etymology
From Middle Low German krage and Middle Norwegian kragi.
Noun
krage m (definite singular kragen, indefinite plural krager, definite plural kragene)
- a collar (on a garment, or dog or cat)
References
- “krage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German krage and Middle Norwegian kragi.
Noun
krage m (definite singular kragen, indefinite plural kragar, definite plural kragane)
- a collar (on a garment, or dog or cat)
References
- “krage” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
krage c
- collar (part of garment)
- collar (coloured ring round the neck of a bird or mammal)
- collar (financial), a collection of derivatives intended for risk management