German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German, from the meaning of “narrow mark” or “closed wound”, related to the Proto-Germanic root (compare *narwaz) of English narrow, Dutch naar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnarbə/, [ˈnaʁbə], [ˈnaɐ̯bə], [ˈnaːbə]
  • (file)
  • Homophone: Nabe (some speakers)
  • (file)

Noun edit

Narbe f (genitive Narbe, plural Narben)

  1. scar
  2. (botany) stigma
  3. (botany) sod, turf, sward (the upper part/the surface of a lawn)
    Synonym: Grasnarbe

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Narbe” in Duden online
  • Narbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache