kraai

• IPA^(key): /krɑːi/

From Dutch kraai

kraai (plural kraaie)

1. crow

From Dutch kraaien

kraai (present kraai, present participle kraaiende, past participle gekraai)

1. to crow

• IPA^(key): /kraːi̯/
• Rhymes: -aːi̯

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From Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.

kraai m or f (plural kraaien, diminutive kraaitje n)

1. (zoology) crow, Corvus corone.
2. (zoology) Related birds of the genus Corvus or of the family Corvidae
3. A crow's creaky sound
4. (figuratively) A person dressed in black
5. (figuratively) Undertaker or undertaker's employee
6. (figuratively) A blue pennant indicating the presence of a navigation pilot

From French craie.

kraai f (plural kraaien, diminutive kraaitje n)

1. A craye, Scandinavian vessel type

See the etymology of the main entry.

kraai

1. first-person singular present indicative of kraaien
2. imperative of kraaien