Kribbe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Kribbe, from Middle Low German kribbe, from Old Saxon kribbia, from Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of Krippe (“crib”).

For the sense compare Dutch kribbe, which also has it; perhaps originally referring to the crib- or trough-shaped spaces between the dams.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɪbə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Kribbe f (genitive Kribbe, plural Kribben)

1. (regional, Northern Germany, Rhineland) synonym of Buhne (“groyne, breakwater”)

Declension

Declension of Kribbe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kribbe	die	Kribben
genitive	einer	der	Kribbe	der	Kribben
dative	einer	der	Kribbe	den	Kribben
accusative	eine	die	Kribbe	die	Kribben