Krabbe

See also: krabbe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German and Danish Krabbe.

Proper noun

Krabbe (plural Krabbes)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Krabbe is the 36337th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 616 individuals. Krabbe is most common among White (93.83%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German krabbe, probably from the root of krabbeln.

Cognate with Dutch krab, English crab, Old Norse krabbi (Norwegian krabbe, Swedish krabba). Root cognate with crawl, scrape. More at crab. Further origin unknown; either from a substrate language, or, if inherited, related to kerben. Compare Latin carabus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁabə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Krab‧be

Noun

Krabbe f (genitive Krabbe, plural Krabben)

  1. crab
  2. shrimp
  3. (architecture) crocket

Declension
Declension of Krabbe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Krabbe die Krabben
genitive einer der Krabbe der Krabben
dative einer der Krabbe den Krabben
accusative eine die Krabbe die Krabben

Hyponyms
  • Königskrabbe (“king crab”)

Derived terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

Krabbe m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Krabbes or (with an article) Krabbe, feminine genitive Krabbe, plural Krabbes or Krabbe)

  1. a surname

Further reading
  • “Krabbe” in Duden online
  • “Krabbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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