Raub

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Alemannic German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Raub m

  1. (Uri) harvest yield

References[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz. More at robe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʁaʊ̯p/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯p
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Noun[edit]

Raub m (strong, genitive Raubes or Raubs, plural Raube)

  1. robbery, heist
  2. deprivation

Declension[edit]

Declension of Raub [masculine, strong]
singular plural
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 rare, see notes.

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Raub” in Duden online
  • “Raub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From northern Middle High German rūpe, from Middle Low German rūpe, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and related to *raupijaną (“to pluck”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Raub f (plural Rauve, diminutive Raubche)

  1. caterpillar

Further reading[edit]

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