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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
16th century, from {{der|de|gml|ebbe}}, from {{der|de|gem-pro|*abjǭ}}. Cognate to {{cog|nl|eb}}, {{cog|en|ebb}}.
16th century, from {{der|de|gml|ebbe}}, from {{der|de|osx|*ebbia}}, from {{der|de|gmw-pro|*abbjā}}, from {{der|de|gem-pro|*abjǭ}}. Cognate to {{cog|nl|eb}}, {{cog|en|ebb}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 16:25, 4 February 2022

See also: ebbe

Danish

Etymology

Medieval diminutive of Esbjørn ( Asbjørn, Esben); also short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Eber- "boar" or Egil- "sharp point".

Proper noun

Ebbe

  1. a male given name.

German

Etymology

16th century, from Middle Low German ebbe, from Old Saxon *ebbia, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, from Proto-Germanic *abjǭ. Cognate to Dutch eb, English ebb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛbə/
  • audio:(file)

Noun

Ebbe f (genitive Ebbe, plural Ebben)

  1. ebb, low tide
    Antonym: Flut
    Hypernyms: Tide, Gezeiten

Declension

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Ebbe” in Duden online

Swedish

Proper noun

Ebbe c (genitive Ebbes)

  1. a male given name of Danish origin.
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