webb
See also: Webb
Middle English edit
Noun edit
webb
- Alternative form of web (“woven fabric, web”)
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *wabją (whence also Old High German weppi, Old Norse vefr), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”). The Indo-European root is also the source of wasp, due to the insect's woven nests.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
webb n
Declension edit
Declension of webb (strong a-stem)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “webb”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From English web. Doublet of väv.
Noun edit
webb c
- (uncountable) the World Wide Web
- (colloquial) a website (short for webbplats)
Declension edit
Declension of webb | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | webb | webben | webbar | webbarna |
Genitive | webbs | webbens | webbars | webbarnas |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- webb in Svensk ordbok.