Rübe

See also: rube and Rube

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rüebe, ruobe, from Old High German ruoba, from Proto-West Germanic *rōbijā. Cognate with Middle Dutch roeve, Middle Low German rö̂ve (modern Rööv). Forms with back vowel in Upper German dialects are due to umlaut hindrance before labials, but Icelandic rófa, Danish roe, Swedish rove require a byform Proto-Germanic *rōbǭ. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)rā́ps, whence also Latin rāpa, rāpum, Proto-Slavic *rěpa, etc., all meaning “beet, turnip”. An ablaut variant Proto-Germanic *rēbǭ underlies in Old High German rāba (if it is not from Latin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁyːbə/
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Noun

Rübe f (genitive Rübe, plural Rüben, diminutive Rübchen n)

a cover term for a variety of root vegetables including:
1. beet
  Synonym: Rote Bete
2. turnip
  Synonym: Speiserübe
3. rutabaga
  Synonyms: Kohlrübe, Steckrübe
4. carrot
  Synonyms: gelbe Rübe, Karotte, Möhre, Mohrrübe
5. radish
  Synonym: Radieschen
6. parsnip
  Synonym: Pastinake
7. root parsley
  Synonym: Wurzelpetersilie
8. celeriac
  Synonym: Knollensellerie
(specifically) Beta (genus within the family Amaranthaceae)
(even more specifically) Beta vulgaris
(colloquial) head, bonce, noggin

Declension

Declension of Rübe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Rübe	die	Rüben
genitive	einer	der	Rübe	der	Rüben
dative	einer	der	Rübe	den	Rüben
accusative	eine	die	Rübe	die	Rüben

Derived terms

Bastrübe
bayerische Rübe
Beta-Rübe
Futterrübe
gelbe Rübe
Herbstrübe
Holzrübe
Kohlrübe
Kraut und Rüben
Mairübe
Mohrrübe
Rote Rübe
Rübenacker
rübenartig
Rübenernte
Rübenfeld
Rübenferien
Rübenkampagne
Rübenkraut
Rübenroder
Rübensaft
Rübensirup
Rübensuppe
Rübenwinter
Rübenzucker
Rübezahl
Rübli
Rübsamen
Rübsen
Rübstiel
Runkelrübe
Speiserübe
Steckrübe
Stoppelrübe
Wasserrübe
weiße Rübe
Zaunrübe
Zuckerrübe