Koben

See also: koben

German

Etymology

Middle High German kobe (“sty, shed”), from Old High German kubisi (“hut, tent”), from Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic *kubô (“shed, hut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːbən/, [ˈkoːbən], [ˈkoːbm̩]

• Audio:

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Noun

Koben m (strong, genitive Kobens, plural Koben)

1. (rather dated or dialectal) a (little) stable, shed, nook, especially for pigs, a pigsty (shelter where pigs are kept)

   Synonym: Schweinestall

Declension

Declension of Koben [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Koben	die	Koben
genitive	eines	des	Kobens	der	Koben
dative	einem	dem	Koben	den	Koben
accusative	einen	den	Koben	die	Koben

Related terms

• Alkoven

See also

• Kobel

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Further reading

• “Koben” in Duden online