Raub
See also: raub
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz (“rape, pillage; spoils; garment, robe”). Cognate with German Raub (“robbery”), Dutch roof (“robbery”), English reif (“robbery”).
Noun
Raub m
- (Uri) harvest yield
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 29.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz. More at robe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁaʊ̯p/
- Rhymes: -aʊ̯p
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Noun
Raub m (strong, genitive Raubes or Raubs, plural Raube)
- robbery, heist
- deprivation
Declension
Declension of Raub [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Raub | die | Raube |
genitive | eines | des | Raubes, Raubs | der | Raube |
dative | einem | dem | Raub, Raube1 | den | Rauben |
accusative | einen | den | Raub | die | Raube |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Related terms
- Bankraub
- Brautraub
- Frauenraub (“abduction”)
- Geldraub
- Goldraub
- Juwelenraub
- Mundraub
- rauben
- Räuber
- Räuberei
- Raubgut
- Raubkopie
- Raubritter
- Raubtier
- Raubüberfall
- Raubvogel
- Straßenraub
Further reading
- “Raub” in Duden online
- “Raub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Etymology
From northern Middle High German rūpe, from Middle Low German rūpe, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and related to *raupijaną (“to pluck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raʊ̯p/
Noun
Raub f (plural Rauve, diminutive Raubche)
- caterpillar
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary