Raav

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German Low German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German rāven, from Old Saxon hravan, ravan, hraƀan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

Compare Dutch raaf, German Rabe, West Frisian raven, English raven, Danish ravn.

Noun[edit]

Raav f (plural Raven)

  1. raven (bird)

References[edit]

  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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