ebben
DutchEdit
ebony
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch ebben, from Old Dutch *ebbon, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn.
VerbEdit
ebben
- (intransitive) to ebb, to recede (especially of tides)
InflectionEdit
Inflection of ebben (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | ebben | |||
past singular | ebde | |||
past participle | geëbd | |||
infinitive | ebben | |||
gerund | ebben n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | eb | ebde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | ebt | ebde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | ebt | ebde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | ebt | ebde | ||
3rd person singular | ebt | ebde | ||
plural | ebben | ebden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | ebbe | ebde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | ebben | ebden | ||
imperative sing. | eb | |||
imperative plur.1 | ebt | |||
participles | ebbend | geëbd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From older eben, from Middle Dutch ebeen, from Latin hebenus.
NounEdit
ebben n (uncountable)
- ebony (wood)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From Latin ebenus, probably borrowed through Old French.
AdjectiveEdit
ebben (not comparable)
- ebony (made of ebony wood)
- Synonym: ebbenhouten
InflectionEdit
Inflection of ebben | ||||
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uninflected | ebben | |||
inflected | ebben | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | ||||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ebben | ||
n. sing. | ebben | |||
plural | ebben | |||
definite | ebben | |||
partitive |
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle Low German ebben; see Ebbe.
PronunciationEdit
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VerbEdit
ebben (weak, third-person singular present ebbt, past tense ebbte, past participle geebbt, auxiliary haben)
- to ebb
ConjugationEdit
infinitive | ebben | ||||
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present participle | ebbend | ||||
past participle | geebbt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich ebbe | wir ebben | i | ich ebbe | wir ebben |
du ebbst | ihr ebbt | du ebbest | ihr ebbet | ||
er ebbt | sie ebben | er ebbe | sie ebben | ||
preterite | ich ebbte | wir ebbten | ii | ich ebbte1 | wir ebbten1 |
du ebbtest | ihr ebbtet | du ebbtest1 | ihr ebbtet1 | ||
er ebbte | sie ebbten | er ebbte1 | sie ebbten1 | ||
imperative | ebb (du) ebbe (du) |
ebbt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
HungarianEdit
Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
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ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* |
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case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ |
– | – |
acc. | -t / -ot / -at / -et / -öt |
kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ |
– | c1 c2 |
dat. | -nak / -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
ins. | -val / -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel |
azzal/ avval |
vele | c | |
c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
tra. | -vá / -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
e-m. | -ul / -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
ine. | -ban / -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
ade. | -nál / -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
ill. | -ba / -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
sub. | -ra / -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
el. | -ból / -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
del. | -ról / -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
abl. | -tól / -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
*: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » |
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronounEdit
ebben
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
ebben
Low GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German ebben. Cognate with English ebb, Dutch ebben, German ebben.
VerbEdit
ebben (past singular ebb, past participle ebbt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to ebb
ConjugationEdit
infinitive | ebben | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | ebb | ebb |
2nd person singular | ebbs(t) | ebbs(t) |
3rd person singular | ebb(t) | ebb |
plural | ebbt, ebben | ebben |
imperative | present | — |
singular | ebb(e) | |
plural | ebbt | |
participle | present | past |
ebben | (e)ebbt, geebbt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn; equivalent to ebbe + -en (infinitival suffix).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
ebben
- To ebb; to recede (of tides)
- (figuratively) To decrease or decline.
ConjugationEdit
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “ebben, -in, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.