Lob
See also: lob and LOB
English
Etymology
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Proper noun
Lob (plural Lobs)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lob is the 137327th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 122 individuals. Lob is most common among White (87.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lob”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 450.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German lop, from Old High German lob. Cognate with Old English lof, Dutch lof, Swedish lov. More at lofe.
The noun Lob is related to the verb loben.It is not clear if the noun is derived from the verb or vice versa.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loːp/
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Noun
Lob n (strong, genitive Lobes or Lobs, plural Lobe)
- praise
Declension
Declension of Lob [neuter, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Lob | die | Lobe |
genitive | eines | des | Lobes, Lobs | der | Lobe |
dative | einem | dem | Lob, Lobe1 | den | Loben |
accusative | ein | das | Lob | die | Lobe |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Eigenlob
- Feindeslob
- Fremdlob
- Gotteslob
- Lehrerlob
- Leistungslob
- Liebeslob
- Lobeserhebung
- Lobeshymne
- Lobeswort
- Lobeswort
- Lobgedicht
- Lobgesang
- Lobgier
- Lobhudelei
- Loblied
- Lobpreis
- Lobpreisung
- Lobrede
- lobsingen
- Lobspruch
- Schülerlob
- Schullob
- Selbstlob
- Sonderlob
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Lob”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Lob” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lob” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon