obe

See also: OBE, obe-, and o bé

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

obe (plural obes)

1. (historical) A particular subdivision of ancient Laconia.
   • 1890, Sir William Smith, William Wayte, George Eden Marindin, A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities‎^[1], volume 1, page 905:

     It is probably that the τριακάδες represented ultimate division of the people, like the γένη of Attica; but it is difficult to see how such generic divisions could have born any relation to the local division of the obe.

Etymology 2

Noun

obe (uncountable)

1. Obsolete form of obeah.

Anagrams

• BEO, BOE, BoE, Boe, EOB, OEB

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Champenois

Noun

obe

1. (Auve) tree

References

• Tarbé, Prosper (1851) Recherches sur l'histoire du langage et des patois de Champagne‎^[2] (in French), volume 1, Reims, page 110

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Nzadi

Adjective

obé (plural obé)

1. bad

   Antonym: odzɔ́

Further reading

• Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian): ȍbje

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ôbe/
• Hyphenation: o‧be

Noun

ȍbe f (Cyrillic spelling о̏бе)

1. both (for feminine pairs)

Related terms

• ȍba (for masculine and neuter pairs)

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Volapük

Pronoun

obe

1. (dative singular of ob) to me