Kueb

Luxembourgish Etymology Probably from a byform (gmh *kope, *kobe) of lb gmh koppe crow, raven, itself comparable to regional nl koop kite, and perhaps further with fy kob gull, en cob gull; swan. In some neighbouring dialects of Moselle Franconian, the bird name coincides with pet forms of the name de Jakob, which was traditionally given to tamed ravens in the German language area. In this case, interaction with the above gmh - word is likely, but the details would need clarification. Finally, lb Kueb could stand for etymological lb *Kuerb, allowing for a derivation from la corvus raven. However, many Moselle Franconian forms are unambiguously r-less, which makes this very unlikely. Pronunciation lb [kuə̯p] Noun m crow, raven, jackdaw; a bird of the family Corvidae family, chiefly a black one Hyponyms lb Hierschtkueb rook lb Kréi magpie lb Ramm common raven lb Steekueb jackdaw Further reading lb Corvids