Korb
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German korp, from Old High German korb, chorp, from Proto-West Germanic *korb.
The sense “rejection of a (romantic) request” is formed back from the expressions einen Korb geben (“to so reject”), einen Korb kriegen (“to be so rejected”). These derive from certain older customs, which involved a bottomless basket as a symbol of the end or inexistence of love. The further origin of this symbol seems uncertain, though it has been plausibly related to the apparent mediaeval practice of pulling a secret visitor up to one’s window in a basket. Compare the same in Dutch een korf krijgen and Swedish få korgen.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKorb m (strong, genitive Korbes or Korbs, plural Körbe, diminutive Körbchen n or Körblein n)
- basket, creel
- Ich brauche einen Korb für die Beeren, die ich pflücke.
- I need a basket for the berries that I pick.
- (figurative, often as ein ganzer Korb) a variety, selection, range
- (law) a set of laws around a certain theme
- (informal) rebuff (rejection of a request, especially romantic, such as a proposal or asking for a date)
- Synonym: Abfuhr
- einen Korb bekommen/kriegen ― to suffer a rebuff (literally, “to get a basket”)
- 2023 June 15, Benno Stieber, “#MeToo bei der Polizei: Macht missbraucht”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- „ […] Er will mit mir in die Kiste, ich will das definitiv nicht“. Die Schwester versteht erst nicht, mit wem A. unterwegs war. […] Die Schwester rät, ihm klar zu machen, dass sie das nicht will. Katja antwortet: „Ich hoffe, dass er mit dem Korb umgehen kann.“
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Declension
editDeclension of Korb [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
edit- Blütenkorb
- Brotkorb
- Brustkorb
- Einkaufskorb
- Fischkorb
- Maulkorb
- Obstkorb ("fruit basket")
- Papierkorb
- Tragekorb
- Warenkorb
- Wäschekorb
- Weidenkorb ("wicker basket")
- Willkommenskorb ("welcome basket")
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Korb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Korb” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Korb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Korb” in Duden online
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