krabo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Polish krab, Russian краб (krab), German Krabbe, English crab and French crabe, of Germanic origin ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, an agent noun formation from *krabbōną (“to scratch”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to scratch, crawl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrabo/

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• Rhymes: -abo
• Syllabification: kra‧bo

Noun

krabo (accusative singular krabon, plural kraboj, accusative plural krabojn)

1. crab

Derived terms

• krabaro (“cast (group) of crabs”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto krabo, English crab, French crabe, German Krabbe, Russian краб (krab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrabo/

Noun

krabo (plural krabi)

1. crab