Gabe
See also: gabe, gabé, gäbe, gab-e, and -gabe
English
Etymology 1
See Gabriel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeɪb/
- Rhymes: -eɪb
Proper noun
Gabe
- A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.
Etymology 2
Various origins:
- Borrowed from German Gabe, from a short form of several personal names beginning with the Proto-Germanic element *gabį̄ (“wealth, riches”).
- Borrowed from French Gabe, perhaps a nickname from Old French gabe (“joke”), from the verb gaber (“to tell jokes”).
- English surname, from a pet form of the personal name Gabriel, or alternatively a nickname from Middle English gabbe (“falsehood, deceit, lie”).
Proper noun
Gabe (plural Gabes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gabe is the 40856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Gabe is most common among White (76.22%) and Black/African American (10.11%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gabe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.
Anagrams
- Bega, EGBA, Egba, beag, bega
German
Etymology
From geben (“give”), also inherited from Middle High German gābe, from Old High German *gāba, from Proto-West Germanic *gābā, from Proto-Germanic *gēbǭ (“gift, giving”), from *gebaną whence English give.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaːbə/
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ga‧be
- Homophone: Garbe (nonstandard)
Noun
Gabe f (genitive Gabe, plural Gaben)
- gift, present, donation, alms
- administration, dose (act of giving medication)
Declension
Declension of Gabe [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Gabe | die | Gaben |
| genitive | einer | der | Gabe | der | Gaben |
| dative | einer | der | Gabe | den | Gaben |
| accusative | eine | die | Gabe | die | Gaben |
Derived terms
- Abgabe f
- Angabe f
- Aufgabe f
- Ausgabe f
- Eingabe f
- Maßgabe f
- Vorgabe f
Related terms
- Gabenbringer, Gabenspender, Gabenfresser
- geben (“give”)
Further reading
- “Gabe” in Duden online
- “Gabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache