"Crow" meaning in English

See Crow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɹoʊ/
enPR: krō Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From French gens de corbeaux, calque of Dakota apsáaloke (“crow people”). Compare Crow Apsáalooke. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gens}} French gens, {{calque|en|dak|apsáaloke||crow people|nocap=1}} calque of Dakota apsáaloke (“crow people”), {{cog|cro|Apsáalooke}} Crow Apsáalooke Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Crow
  1. (linguistics) The Siouan language of this tribe. Synonyms: Absaroki [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-Crow-en-name-KQEo-IFw Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Languages Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Languages: 56 16 29 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: * From Middle English Crowe, as an Old English surname, related to crow. * As an Irish surname, from mac Conchradha. See McEnroe. * Also as an Irish surname, calque of Irish fiach (“crow, raven”) (see also Fee). Etymology templates: {{wp|+ (surname)}}, {{inh|en|enm|Crowe}} Middle English Crowe, {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{calque|en|ga|fiach|nocap=1|t=crow, raven}} calque of Irish fiach (“crow, raven”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Crow
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Crow-Fukase syndrome
    Sense id: en-Crow-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kɹoʊ/ Forms: Crows [plural], Crow [plural]
enPR: krō Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From French gens de corbeaux, calque of Dakota apsáaloke (“crow people”). Compare Crow Apsáalooke. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gens}} French gens, {{calque|en|dak|apsáaloke||crow people|nocap=1}} calque of Dakota apsáaloke (“crow people”), {{cog|cro|Apsáalooke}} Crow Apsáalooke Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Crow (plural Crows or Crow)
  1. A member of a Native American tribe of southern Montana. Synonyms: Crow Indian, Absaroka, Absáalooke, Apsáalooke Translations (Translations): Issapó (Blackfoot), Apsáalooke (Crow), Krähenindianer [masculine] (German), gixaaʔiccá (Hidatsa)
    Sense id: en-Crow-en-noun---9IiK8g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Blackfoot translations, Terms with Crow translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hidatsa translations, Native American tribes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 7 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 13 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 11 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Blackfoot translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Crow translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Hidatsa translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 8 2 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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