Kerbin

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Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Source

Coined by Andrzej Sapkowski in the book The Tower of the Swallow.

Source Spelling

cerbin

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈkɛɾbin/

Orthographic Form

kerbin

Noun

kerbin class 4 (singular, plural kerbina)

  1. crow

Creation and Usage Notes

In the original Polish edition and the Kindle English edition I checked, cerbin is a word for "raven" instead; crows and ravens are closely related however, so it's plausible that both would be referred to with the same word.

-SMiki (talk) 11:49, 15 July 2024 (PDT)