korab

See also: Korab

Khoekhoe

Etymology

Possibly from an extinct South Cushitic language. Compare with Iraqw kuray (“hawk, kite”)

Noun

korab ? (dual, plural)

1. crow

References

• Words of apparent Arabic and CUSHITIC origin in Khoekhoe and Kalahari KHOE languages of southern Africa: how did they get there, and what are the implications?‎^[1], 2023, page 201

Polish

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) korabl

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish korab, from Proto-Slavic *korabľь

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.rap/
• Rhymes: -ɔrap
• Syllabification: ko‧rab

Noun

korab m inan

1. (obsolete or poetic) ship, vessel (watercraft)

Declension

Declension of korab

	singular	plural
nominative	korab	korabie
genitive	korabia	korabi
dative	korabiowi	korabiom
accusative	korab	korabie
instrumental	korabiem	korabiami
locative	korabiu	korabiach
vocative	korabiu	korabie

Derived terms

adjective

• korabiowy

noun

• korabnik

Related terms

noun

• korabnictwo

Further reading

• korab in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• kȍrābalj
• kòrablja

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korabľь, from Ancient Greek καράβιον (karábion) or κάραβος (kárabos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôraːb/, /kǒrab/
• Hyphenation: ko‧rab

Noun

kȍrāb or kòrab m inan or (rare) f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ра̄б or ко̀раб)

1. (large) boat or ship
2. riverboat
3. hull of a ship

References

• Pero Budmani, editor (1898–1903), “kȍrȃb”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎^[2] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 316
• “korab”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025