ribbe

ribbe

English

Noun

ribbe (plural ribbes)

1. Obsolete form of rib.
   • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 15)

     But from the exility of bones, thinnesse of skulls, smallnesse of teeth, ribbes, and thigh-bones; not improbable that many thereof were persons of minor age, or women.

Anagrams

• bribe

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Afrikaans

Noun

ribbe

1. plural of rib

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ripə/, [ˈʁib̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German ribbe, rebbe (“rib, strip”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją, cognate with German Rippe, English rib, Old Norse rif (“reef”). Doublet of rev (“reef”).

Noun

ribbe c (singular definite ribben, plural indefinite ribber)

1. rim, stripe (in cloths)
2. (botany) rib (veins in a leaf)
3. holder (for the baking sheet in an oven)
4. bar (used to support something)
5. (architecture) rib (an arched projection)
6. (gymnastics) wall bars (an exercise equipment)

Inflection

Declension of ribbe

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ribbe	ribben	ribber	ribberne
genitive	ribbes	ribbens	ribbers	ribbernes

References

• “ribbe,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German ribben (“to tear”), from Proto-Germanic *rippōną, *ribōną (“to tear off”), cognate with Dutch rippen, Faroese ripa, Norwegian ripe. An intensive of Proto-Germanic *rīfaną (“to tear”).

Verb

ribbe (past tense ribbede, past participle ribbet)

1. to remove (almost) everything)
2. to plunder

Inflection

Inflection of ribbe

	present	past
simple	ribber	ribbede
perfect	har ribbet	havde ribbet
passive	ribbes	ribbedes
participle	ribbende	ribbet
imperative	rib	—
infinitive	ribbe	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	ribben	—

References

• “ribbe,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *ribba, from from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribjō.

Noun

ribbe f

1. rib

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• rebbe

Descendants

• Dutch: rib
• West Flemish: rebbe

Further reading

• “ribbe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ribbe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• rib, ribe

Etymology

From Old English ribb, from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

Noun

ribbe (plural ribbes)

1. rib

Descendants

• English: rib
• Scots: rib
• Yola: rub

References

• “rib(be, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.