robben
See also: Robben
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
robben
German edit
Etymology edit
Compare Robbe (“seal”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔbən/
Audio (file) Audio (file) - (Northern, Central) IPA(key): [ˈʁɔ.m̩], [ˈʁɔ.b(ə)n]
Audio (file) - (South-Western) IPA(key): [ˈʁɔ.bə]
- (Bavarian) IPA(key): [ˈro.b(ə)n]
- (Rhinelandic, Ripuarian) IPA(key): [ˈʁɔb.bən]
Verb edit
robben (weak, third-person singular present robbt, past tense robbte, past participle gerobbt, auxiliary haben)
- (when applied to humans) to creep, to crawl; to move on ground level, lying flatly on the stomach with the help of one's forearms or elbows
- (when applied to seals) describing the typical movement of a seal on land
Conjugation edit
| infinitive | robben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | robbend | ||||
| past participle | gerobbt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich robbe | wir robben | i | ich robbe | wir robben |
| du robbst | ihr robbt | du robbest | ihr robbet | ||
| er robbt | sie robben | er robbe | sie robben | ||
| preterite | ich robbte | wir robbten | ii | ich robbte1 | wir robbten1 |
| du robbtest | ihr robbtet | du robbtest1 | ihr robbtet1 | ||
| er robbte | sie robbten | er robbte1 | sie robbten1 | ||
| imperative | robb (du) robbe (du) |
robbt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms edit
- Robbe (“seal”)
See also edit
- krabbeln (also meaning "crawl", but on a higher level, using one's knees and hands as a support to move on all fours)
Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman robber, rober, from Frankish *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reven.
The expected Middle English form would be /ˈrɔːbən/; the short vowel is probably by analogy with robberie, robbour.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
robben (third-person singular simple present robbeth, present participle robbende, robbynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle robbed)
- To steal, rob, or pilfer; to illegally or forcibly confiscate.[2]
- To loot, despoil, ravage; to bring to ruin.
- (figurative) To snatch; to cause to lose (an abstract concept)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of robben (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 4.81, page 143.
- ^ “robben, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.
West Frisian edit
Noun edit
robben