raven
English
/ˈɹeɪvən/, /ˈɹævən/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.
- A jet-black colour.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English raven (wander, rave, talk like a madman) inherited from Old English hræfn (raven) inherited from *hrabn inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz (raven) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ḱorh₂-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bertram English
- Corbin English
- Corbyn English
- Corvus English
- Raabe English
- Ravenclaw English
- Ravenscar English
- claw English
- corvus English
- haired English
- master English
- messenger English
- nonraven English
- rave English
- raven-haired English
- raven-messenger English
- ravener English
- ravenest English
- raveneth English
- ravenhood English
- ravenless English
- ravenlike English
- ravenly English
- ravenmaster English
- ravenness English
- ravenstone English
- stone English
- waldrapp English
- *corbus Latin
- coracesia Latin
- corax Latin
- corbellus Latin
- cornix Latin
- corvinus Latin
- corvus Latin
- crepatura Latin
- crepito Latin
- crepo Latin
- crepāre Latin
- crepātūra Latin
- crepō Latin
- discrepo Latin
- increpo Latin
- querquedula Latin
- recrepo Latin
- Rabe German
- Rabengekrächze German
- Rabenmutter German
- Rabenstein German
- Rabenvater German
- Wald German
- Waldrapp German
- pechrabenschwarz German
- corvo Italian
- crepare Italian
- hoornraaf Dutch, Flemish
- raaf Dutch, Flemish
- raafgier Dutch, Flemish
- ravenmoeder Dutch, Flemish
- ravenzwart Dutch, Flemish
- waterraaf Dutch, Flemish
- cuervo Spanish, Castilian
- βοῦς Ancient Greek
- κοράκινος Ancient Greek
- κορακῖνος Ancient Greek
- κόραξ Ancient Greek
- λύκος Ancient Greek
- νυκτικόραξ Ancient Greek
- πυρροκόραξ Ancient Greek
- *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱorh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱorh₂wós Proto-Indo-European
- ravn Norwegian Bokmål
- corvo Portuguese
- *hrabnaz Proto-Germanic
- ramn Norwegian Nynorsk
- hræfn Old English
- hræfnsweart Old English
- nihthræfn Old English
- *roven Middle English
- raven Middle English
- hrafn Old Norse
- ráfa Old Norse
- ravn Danish
- corbe Old French
- corbeau Old French
- raver Old French
- korvo Esperanto
- corb Catalan, Valencian
- bláhrafn Icelandic
- hrafn Icelandic
- hrafnaklukka Icelandic
- hrafnastör Icelandic
- hrafnreyður Icelandic
- hrafntinna Icelandic
- nátthrafn Icelandic
- corb Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- rāve Middle Dutch
- hram Old High German
- raban Old High German
- rabo Old High German
- raaf Afrikaans
- ravnur Faroese
- raben Middle High German
- ram Middle High German
- Ramm Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- korb Albanian
- *hrabn gmw-pro
- רייבנקלו Hebrew (modern)
- *ravan Old Dutch
- ravan Old Dutch
- corvo Old Portuguese
- rāven Middle Low German
- hram Old Saxon
- hravan Old Saxon
- corbu Aromanian
- crep Aromanian
- Rapp Alemannic German
- còrb Occitan
- ramn Old Swedish
- *korwos Proto-Italic
- corv Romansh
- cuervu Asturian
- corvat Friulian
- rab Volapük
- Raav Low German
- Raabe Pennsylvania German
- corbeâ Bourguignon
- rafru Sranan Tongo
- ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ Proto-Norse
- rawn Scanian