Rubbe

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Saterland Frisian[edit]

n'Rubbe.

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German rubbe (“rabbit, seal”). Cognates include West Frisian robbe and German Robbe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrʊbə/
  • Hyphenation: Rub‧be

Noun[edit]

Rubbe m (plural Rubben)

  1. seal
  2. (figurative) noisy person
  3. (figurative) naughty child

References[edit]

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Rubbe”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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