obe

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obe (plural obes)

1. (historical) A particular subdivision of ancient Laconia.
   • 1890, Sir William Smith, William Wayte, George Eden Marindin, A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities‎^[1], volume 1, page 905:

     It is probably that the τριακάδες represented ultimate division of the people, like the γένη of Attica; but it is difficult to see how such generic divisions could have born any relation to the local division of the obe.

obe (uncountable)

1. Obsolete form of obeah.

• obe ata

• BEO, BOE, BoE, Boe, EOB, OEB

obe

1. (Austria, informal) up, off

   Seds schön obe? I liag no im Bettle und bin no holb am schlofn.

   Are you already awake? I'm still lying in bed, half asleep.

   (literally, “Are you already up? I'm still lying in the little bed and am still half asleep.”)

obe

1. (Auve) tree

• Tarbé, Prosper (1851) Recherches sur l'histoire du langage et des patois de Champagne‎^[2] (in French), volume 1, Reims, page 110

obe (plural ebe)

1. dated spelling of ụbị

obé (plural obé)

1. bad

   Antonym: odzɔ́

• Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

• ȍbje (Ijekavian)

• IPA^(key): /ôbe/
• Hyphenation: o‧be

ȍbe f (Cyrillic spelling о̏бе)

1. both (for feminine pairs)

• ȍba (for masculine and neuter pairs)
• ȍboje (for mixed pairs)

obe

1. (dative singular of ob) to me
   • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:

     Givolöd obe ün asoar kaloti uta, keli debob ole!

     Give me the bill tonight of what I owe you.

   • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 15:

     Buk, keli elegivol obe, binon jönik.

     The book you have given to me is beautiful.

   • 1940, “Pro yunanef Nedänik”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 38:

     Äsagom obe, das övisitom obi.

     He told me that he would visit me.