kribbe

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cribbe, from Old Dutch kribba, from Frankish *kribbija, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of crèche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɪ.bə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: krib‧be
  • Rhymes: -ɪbə

Noun

kribbe f (plural kribben, diminutive kribbetje n)

  1. a manger, crib
  2. (dated) a simple, unadorned bed
  3. (Belgium) a nursery, crèche
  4. (Netherlands) a breakwater, usually in a river or other stream
  5. (very often as krib) a stall, a compartment in a stable

Synonyms

(manger):

(nursery):

Derived terms

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