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/
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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
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