krab

English

Etymology 1

Noun

krab (plural krabs)

1. (colloquial) Short for carabiner.

Etymology 2

Respelling of crab. Compare wyngz.

Noun

krab

1. (colloquial) imitation crab meat; crab stick; kamaboko

Anagrams

• bark, brak, kbar

Czech

Etymology

A Germanic borrowing, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrap]

Noun

krab m anim

1. crab

Declension

Declension of krab (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	krab	krabi
genitive	kraba	krabů
dative	krabovi, krabu	krabům
accusative	kraba	kraby
vocative	krabe	krabi
locative	krabovi, krabu	krabech
instrumental	krabem	kraby

Noun

krab m inan

1. leaf-shaped decoration (on shields, Gothic arches, etc.)

Declension

Declension of krab (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	krab	kraby
genitive	krabu	krabů
dative	krabu	krabům
accusative	krab	kraby
vocative	krabe	kraby
locative	krabu	krabech
instrumental	krabem	kraby

Further reading

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

Danish

Verb

krab

1. imperative of krabbe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɑp/

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• Hyphenation: krab
• Rhymes: -ɑp
• Homophone: krap

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

krab f or m (plural krabben, diminutive krabbetje n)

1. (zoology) crab, crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura

Derived terms

• krabvisser
• zeekrab

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krap
• Berbice Creole Dutch: krabu
• Negerhollands: krabe, krabischi, krabu, crabbo, krabbo
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: krabu (dated)
• Skepi Creole Dutch: krabu
• → Sranan Tongo: krabu
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: krabu
  • → Caribbean Javanese: krabu
  • → Saramaccan: kaábu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

krab

1. inflection of krabben:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• bark, brak

Mauritian Creole

Noun

krab

1. Alternative form of krap

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

krab

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German krabbe.

Noun

krab m animal (diminutive krabik, related adjective krabi or krabowy)

1. crab (crustacean)
2. crab (food)

Declension

Declension of krab

	singular	plural
nominative	krab	kraby
genitive	kraba	krabów
dative	krabowi	krabom
accusative	kraba	kraby
instrumental	krabem	krabami
locative	krabie	krabach
vocative	krabie	kraby

Further reading

• krab in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• krab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Uzbek

Noun

krab (plural krablar)

1. crab

West Frisian

Noun

krab c (plural krabben, diminutive krabke)

1. Alternative form of krabbe