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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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-.
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[edit]Noun
[edit]raaf (plural rawe)
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch rāve, formed by reanalysis of the older singular form rāven which was reinterpreted as a plural. From Old Dutch ravan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]raaf m or f (plural raven, diminutive raafje n)
- a raven, Corvus corax
- a raven, term used for certain other large birds of the genus Corvus
- (Suriname) Synonym of ara (“macaw”)
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