Labe
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech Labe, Labě, from Proto-Slavic *olba, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”).[1]
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Proper noun edit
Labe n
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German labe, from Old High German laba (“refreshment, relief, rescue”), from Proto-West Germanic *labu, from Proto-West Germanic *labōn (“to refresh”). Cognate with Middle Low German lāve (“refreshment, restoration, joy”).
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Noun edit
Labe f (genitive Labe, no plural)
- (literary) a refreshment, such as a cool drink or food product
- Synonym: Labsal
Declension edit
Declension of Labe [sg-only, feminine]
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Labe” in Duden online
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olba, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Labe f
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Labe”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
- http://slovnik.juls.savba.sk/?w=Labe
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN