krabbe

See also: Krabbe

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse krabbi, from Old English crabba.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈkʁɑbə/, [ˈkʰʁɑb̥ə], [ˈkχɑ̈pə]

Noun

krabbe c (singular definite krabben, plural indefinite krabber)

  1. crab
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse krabba, from Dutch krabben.

Verb

krabbe

  1. to move awkwardly; to stumble, lumber
  2. to move like a crab
Conjugation

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

krabbe

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of krabben

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.

Noun

krabbe f or m (definite singular krabba or krabben, indefinite plural krabber, definite plural krabbene)

  1. a crab (crustacean)

Derived terms

Verb

krabbe (imperative krabb, present tense krabber, passive krabbes, simple past and past participle krabba or krabbet, present participle krabbende)

  1. to crawl

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.

Noun

krabbe m or f (definite singular krabben or krabba, indefinite plural krabbar or krabber, definite plural krabbane or krabbene)

  1. a crab (crustacean)

Derived terms

Verb

krabbe (present tense krabbar, past tense krabba, past participle krabba, passive infinitive krabbast, present participle krabbande, imperative krabbe/krabb)

  1. to crawl

Alternative forms

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.

Noun

krabbe m

  1. crab

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: krabba

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *krabba, from Proto-West Germanic *krabbō, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.

Noun

krabbe c (plural krabben, diminutive krabke)

  1. crab

Alternative forms

Further reading

  • kraab”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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