Robbe
See also: robbe
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Shortened from the personal name Robert.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Robbe
- a surname
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Low German robbe, rubbe, in Middle Low German meaning “rabbit." Of uncertain ultimate origin; compare English rabbit, French rabot (“plane”). Or, possibly related to Latvian rups (“coarse, rough”), referring to the whiskers. Also compared is the personal name Robbe. Has also compared to English rub, referring to seals' movements, but this is unlikely.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Robbe f (genitive Robbe, plural Robben)
- seal, pinniped (animal)
- Synonyms: (rare) Flossenfüßer, (in loose use) Seehund
Declension edit
Declension of Robbe [feminine]
Derived terms edit
- Baikal-Ringelrobbe
- Baikalrobbe
- Bandrobbe
- Bärenrobbe
- Bartrobbe
- Eismeer-Ringelrobbe
- Elefantenrobbe
- Hawaii-Mönchsrobbe
- Hawaii-Mönchsrobbe
- Hundsrobbe
- junge Kegelrobbe
- Jungrobbe
- Kegelrobbe
- Kegelrobben-Heuler
- Kegelrobbenbaby
- Kegelrobbenheuler
- Kegelrobbenjunges
- Kegelrobbenkolonie
- Largha-Robbe
- Laysan-Mönchsrobbe
- Leopardenrobbe
- Mähnenrobbe
- Mittelmeer-Mönchsrobbe
- Mönchsrobbe
- Mützenrobbe
- Ohrenrobbe
- Ringelrobbe
- robben
- Robben-
- Robbenart
- Robbenbaby
- Robbenfang
- Robbenfänger
- Robbenfängerin
- Robbenfell
- Robbenfleisch
- robbengliedrig
- Robbengliedrigkeit
- Robbenheuler
- Robbenjagd
- Robbenjäger
- Robbenjägerin
- Robbenjunges
- Robbenkolonie
- Robbenmännchen
- Robbenschlag
- Robbenspeck
- Robbentran
- Robbenweibchen
- Robberich
- Rossrobbe
- Sattelrobbe
- Weddell-Robbe
- Weddellrobbe
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Robbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Robbe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Robbe” in Duden online
- Robbe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (seal)
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob5”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (rabbit)