ribbe
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
ribbe (plural ribbes)
- Obsolete form of rib.
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin, published 2005, page 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.
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Afrikaans[edit]
Noun[edit]
ribbe
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
ribbe c (singular definite ribben, plural indefinite ribber)
- rim, stripe (in cloths)
- (botany) rib (veins in a leaf)
- holder (for the baking sheet in an oven)
- bar (used to support something)
- (architecture) rib (an arched projection)
- (gymnastics) wall bars (an exercise equipment)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “ribbe,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
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[edit]
ribbe (past tense ribbede, past participle ribbet)
- to remove (almost everything)
- to plunder
Conjugation[edit]
References[edit]
- “ribbe,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch *ribba, from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribjō.
Noun[edit]
ribbe f
Inflection[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ribbe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ribbe”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English ribb, from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.
Noun[edit]
ribbe (plural ribbes)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “rib(be, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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