ebben
See also: Ebben
Dutch
ebben
ebony
ebony
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛbə(n)/
ebben (file) - Hyphenation: eb‧ben
- Rhymes: -ɛbən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ebben, from Old Dutch *ebbon, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn.
Verb
ebben
- (intransitive) to ebb, to recede (especially of tides)
Inflection
| Inflection of ebben (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ebben | |||
| past singular | ebde | |||
| past participle | geëbd | |||
| infinitive | ebben | |||
| gerund | ebben n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | eb | ebde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ebt | ebde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ebt | ebde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ebt | ebde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ebt | ebde | ||
| plural | ebben | ebden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ebbe | ebde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ebben | ebden | ||
| imperative sing. | eb | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ebt | |||
| participles | ebbend | geëbd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- wegebben
Etymology 2
From older eben, from Middle Dutch ebeen, from Latin hebenus.
Noun
ebben n (uncountable)
- ebony (wood)
Derived terms
- ebbenhout
Etymology 3
From Latin ebenus, probably borrowed through Old French.
Adjective
ebben (not comparable)
- ebony (made of ebony wood)
- Synonym: ebbenhouten
Inflection
| Inflection of ebben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | ebben | |||
| inflected | ebben | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | ||||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | ebben | ||
| n. sing. | ebben | |||
| plural | ebben | |||
| definite | ebben | |||
| partitive | ||||
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German ebben; see Ebbe.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
ebben (weak, third-person singular present ebbt, past tense ebbte, past participle geebbt, auxiliary haben)
- to ebb
Conjugation
Conjugation of ebben (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | ebben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ebbend | ||||
| past participle | geebbt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich ebbe | wir ebben | i | ich ebbe | wir ebben |
| du ebbst | ihr ebbt | du ebbest | ihr ebbet | ||
| er ebbt | sie ebben | er ebbe | sie ebben | ||
| preterite | ich ebbte | wir ebbten | ii | ich ebbte1 | wir ebbten1 |
| du ebbtest | ihr ebbtet | du ebbtest1 | ihr ebbtet1 | ||
| er ebbte | sie ebbten | er ebbte1 | sie ebbten1 | ||
| imperative | ebb (du) ebbe (du) | ebbt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of ebben (weak, auxiliary haben)
| perfect | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | ich habe geebbt | wir haben geebbt | subjunctive | ich habe geebbt | wir haben geebbt |
| du hast geebbt | ihr habt geebbt | du habest geebbt | ihr habet geebbt | ||
| er hat geebbt | sie haben geebbt | er habe geebbt | sie haben geebbt | ||
| pluperfect | |||||
| indicative | ich hatte geebbt | wir hatten geebbt | subjunctive | ich hätte geebbt | wir hätten geebbt |
| du hattest geebbt | ihr hattet geebbt | du hättest geebbt | ihr hättet geebbt | ||
| er hatte geebbt | sie hatten geebbt | er hätte geebbt | sie hätten geebbt | ||
| future i | |||||
| infinitive | ebben werden | subjunctive i | ich werdeebben | wir werdenebben | |
| du werdestebben | ihr werdetebben | ||||
| er werdeebben | sie werdenebben | ||||
| indicative | ich werdeebben | wir werdenebben | subjunctive ii | ich würdeebben | wir würdenebben |
| du wirstebben | ihr werdetebben | du würdestebben | ihr würdetebben | ||
| er wirdebben | sie werdenebben | er würdeebben | sie würdenebben | ||
| future ii | |||||
| infinitive | geebbt haben werden | subjunctive i | ich werde geebbt haben | wir werden geebbt haben | |
| du werdest geebbt haben | ihr werdet geebbt haben | ||||
| er werde geebbt haben | sie werden geebbt haben | ||||
| indicative | ich werde geebbt haben | wir werden geebbt haben | subjunctive ii | ich würde geebbt haben | wir würden geebbt haben |
| du wirst geebbt haben | ihr werdet geebbt haben | du würdest geebbt haben | ihr würdet geebbt haben | ||
| er wird geebbt haben | sie werden geebbt haben | er würde geebbt haben | sie würden geebbt haben | ||
Derived terms
- abebben
- verebben
- zurückebben
Further reading
- “ebben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ebben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “ebben” in Duden online
- “ebben” in OpenThesaurus.de
Hungarian
| Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* | ||
| case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
| nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ | – | – |
| acc. | -t/ -ot/ -at / -et / -öt | kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ | – | c1 c2 |
| dat. | -nak/ -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
| ins. | -val/ -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel | azzal/ avval | vele | c | |
| c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
| tra. | -vá/ -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
| ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
| e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
| e-m. | -ul/ -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
| ine. | -ban/ -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
| sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
| ade. | -nál/ -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
| ill. | -ba/ -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
| sub. | -ra/ -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
| all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
| el. | -ból/ -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
| del. | -ról/ -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
| abl. | -tól/ -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
| *: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » | ||||||||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛbːɛn]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: eb‧ben
Etymology 1
ez + -ben
Pronoun
ebben
- inessive singular of ez, in this
Etymology 2
eb + -ben
Noun
ebben
- inessive singular of eb
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German ebben. Cognate with English ebb, Dutch ebben, German ebben.
Verb
ebben (past singular ebb, past participle ebbt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to ebb
Conjugation
Conjugation of ebben (weak verb)
| infinitive | ebben | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | ebb | ebb |
| 2nd person singular | ebbs(t) | ebbs(t) |
| 3rd person singular | ebb(t) | ebb |
| plural | ebbt, ebben | ebben |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | ebb(e) | |
| plural | ebbt | |
| participle | present | past |
| ebben | (e)ebbt, geebbt | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn; equivalent to ebbe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛbən/
Verb
ebben
- To ebb; to recede (of tides)
- (figuratively) To decrease or decline.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ebben (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) ebben | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | ebbe | ebbed | |
| 2nd-person singular | ebbest | ebbedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | ebbeth | ebbed | |
| subjunctive singular | ebbe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | ebben, ebbe | ebbeden, ebbede | |
| imperative plural | ebbeth, ebbe | — | |
| participles | ebbynge, ebbende | ebbed, yebbed | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: ebb
- Scots: ebb
References
- “ebben, -in, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.