krá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kra"

Czech

Etymology

Compare the imitative Proto-Slavic *grajati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkraː]

Interjection

krá

1. caw (the harsh cry of a crow)

Related terms

• krákat
• krákorat

Further reading

• “krá”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “krá”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse krá, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krēaną (“to crow”). Compare Danish kro sig (“brag”), English crow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹɔaː/

Noun

krá n (genitive singular krás, plural krá)

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Interjection

krá

1. animal sound of the crow (kráka), caw

Declension

n4	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krá	kráið	krá	kráini
accusative	krá	kráið	krá	kráini
dative	krá, krái	kránum	kráum	kráunum
genitive	krás	krásins	kráa	kráanna

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• kró (archaic, obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰrauː/

  Rhymes: -auː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse krá, kró, from Proto-Germanic *kranhō, of uncertain origin, found only in North Germanic; possibly related to *kringaną (“to turn”).

Noun

krá f (genitive singular krár or kráar, nominative plural krár)

1. pub
2. a quiet corner, nook

Declension

Declension of krá (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krá	kráin	krár	krárnar
accusative	krá	krána	krár	krárnar
dative	krá	kránni	krám	kránum
genitive	krár, kráar	krárinnar, kráarinnar	kráa	kránna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “krá”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “krá” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse krá, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krēaną (“to crow”). Cognate with Faroese krá. Related to English crow (noun and verb).

Interjection

krá

1. (onomatopoeia) caw (representing the sound of a raven or crow)

   Synonym: krunk

Further reading

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “kranho-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 302

Anagrams

• rák

Slovak

Etymology

Compare the imitative Proto-Slavic *grajati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kraː]

Interjection

krá

1. caw (the harsh cry of a crow or a rook)
2. croak (also the people, to shout or speak nonsense)

Usage notes

• vrana kráka krá, krá, krá - the crow makes “caw, caw, caw”

Related terms

• krákať
• krákavec
• krákoriť
• krakľa

Further reading

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grajati”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 101
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гра́ять”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress