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Robbe
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Dutch
Etymology
Shortened from the personal name Robert.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Robbe
- a surname
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German robbe, rubbe, in Middle Low German meaning “rabbit." Of uncertain ultimate origin; compare English rabbit, French rabot (“plane”). Or, possibly related to Latvian rups (“coarse, rough”), referring to the whiskers. Also compared is the personal name Robbe. Has also been compared to English rub, referring to seals' movements, but this is unlikely.
Pronunciation
Noun
Robbe f (genitive Robbe, plural Robben)
Declension
Declension of Robbe [feminine]
Derived terms
- Baikal-Ringelrobbe
- Baikalrobbe
- Bandrobbe
- Bärenrobbe
- Bartrobbe
- Eismeer-Ringelrobbe
- Elefantenrobbe
- Hawaii-Mönchsrobbe
- Hundsrobbe
- junge Kegelrobbe
- Jungrobbe
- Kegelrobbe
- Kegelrobben-Heuler
- Kegelrobbenbaby
- Kegelrobbenheuler
- Kegelrobbenjunges
- Kegelrobbenkolonie
- Largha-Robbe
- Laysan-Mönchsrobbe
- Leopardenrobbe
- Mähnenrobbe
- Mittelmeer-Mönchsrobbe
- Mönchsrobbe
- Mützenrobbe
- Ohrenrobbe
- Ringelrobbe
- robben
- Robben-
- Robbenart
- Robbenbaby
- Robbenfang
- Robbenfänger
- Robbenfängerin
- Robbenfell
- Robbenfleisch
- robbengliedrig
- Robbengliedrigkeit
- Robbenheuler
- Robbenjagd
- Robbenjäger
- Robbenjägerin
- Robbenjunges
- Robbenkolonie
- Robbenmännchen
- Robbenschlag
- Robbenspeck
- Robbentran
- Robbenweibchen
- Robberich
- Rossrobbe
- Sattelrobbe
- Weddell-Robbe
- Weddellrobbe
See also
Further reading
- “Robbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Robbe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Robbe” in Duden online
Robbe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (seal)
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rob5”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute (rabbit)
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