krabbe
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse krabbi, from Old English crabba.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkʁɑbə/, [ˈkʰʁɑb̥ə], [ˈkχɑ̈pə]
Noun
krabbe c (singular definite krabben, plural indefinite krabber)
- crab
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | krabbe | krabben | krabber | krabberne |
genitive | krabbes | krabbens | krabbers | krabbernes |
Derived terms
- krabbefest
- krabbeklo
- krabbekød
- landkrabbe
- taskekrabbe
Etymology 2
From Old Norse krabba, from Dutch krabben.
Verb
krabbe
- to move awkwardly; to stumble, lumber
- to move like a crab
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |
---|---|---|
Infinitive | krabbe | krabbes |
Present tense | krabber | krabbes |
Past tense | krabbede | krabbedes |
Imperative | krab | - |
Participle | ||
Present | krabbende | |
Past | krabbet | |
Gerund | krabben |
References
- “krabbe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Verb
krabbe
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of krabben
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.
Noun
krabbe f or m (definite singular krabba or krabben, indefinite plural krabber, definite plural krabbene)
- a crab (crustacean)
Derived terms
- landkrabbe
Verb
krabbe (imperative krabb, present tense krabber, passive krabbes, simple past and past participle krabba or krabbet, present participle krabbende)
- to crawl
References
- “krabbe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “krabbe_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “krabbe_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.
Noun
krabbe m or f (definite singular krabben or krabba, indefinite plural krabbar or krabber, definite plural krabbane or krabbene)
- a crab (crustacean)
Derived terms
- landkrabbe
Verb
krabbe (present tense krabbar, past tense krabba, past participle krabba, passive infinitive krabbast, present participle krabbande, imperative krabbe/krabb)
- to crawl
Alternative forms
- krabba
References
- “krabbe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.
Noun
krabbe m
- crab
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | krabbe | krabben | krabbar | krabbarnir |
accusative | krabba | krabban | krabba | krabbana |
dative | krabba | krabbanom | krabbom | krabbonom |
genitive | krabba | krabbans | krabba | krabbanna |
Descendants
- Swedish: krabba
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *krabba, from Proto-West Germanic *krabbō, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.
Noun
krabbe c (plural krabben, diminutive krabke)
- crab
Alternative forms
- krab
Further reading
- “kraab”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011