Kribbe
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German Kribbe, from Middle Low German kribbe, from Old Saxon kribbia, from Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of Krippe (“crib”).
For the sense compare Dutch kribbe, which also has it; perhaps originally referring to the crib- or trough-shaped spaces between the dams.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʁɪbə/
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Noun
Kribbe f (genitive Kribbe, plural Kribben)
- (regional, Northern Germany, Rhineland) Synonym of Buhne (“groyne, breakwater”)
Declension
Declension of Kribbe [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Kribbe | die | Kribben |
genitive | einer | der | Kribbe | der | Kribben |
dative | einer | der | Kribbe | den | Kribben |
accusative | eine | die | Kribbe | die | Kribben |