ebben
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch ebben, from Old Dutch *ebbon, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn.
Verb edit
ebben
- (intransitive) to ebb, to recede (especially of tides)
Inflection edit
Conjugation 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 terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From older eben, from Middle Dutch ebeen, from Latin hebenus.
Noun edit
ebben n (uncountable)
- ebony (wood)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Latin ebenus, probably borrowed through Old French.
Adjective edit
ebben (not comparable)
- ebony (made of ebony wood)
- Synonym: ebbenhouten
Inflection edit
Declension 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 |
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German ebben; see Ebbe.
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Verb edit
ebben (weak, third-person singular present ebbt, past tense ebbte, past participle geebbt, auxiliary haben)
- to ebb
Conjugation edit
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 terms edit
Further reading edit
Hungarian edit
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 » |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronoun edit
ebben
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ebben
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German ebben. Cognate with English ebb, Dutch ebben, German ebben.
Verb edit
ebben (past singular ebb, past participle ebbt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to ebb
Conjugation edit
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 English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn; equivalent to ebbe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
ebben
- To ebb; to recede (of tides)
- (figuratively) To decrease or decline.
Conjugation edit
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “ebben, -in, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
ebben
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