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Robben

Robben

See also: robben

German

Noun

Robben

  1. plural of Robbe

robben

robben

See also: Robben

Dutch

Noun

robben

  1. Plural form of rob

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔbən/
  • (Northern, Central) IPA(key): [ˈʁɔ.m̩], [ˈʁɔ.b(ə)n]
  • (South-Western) IPA(key): ['ʁɔ.bə]
  • (Bavarian) IPA(key): ['ro.b(ə)n]
  • (Rhinelandic, Ripuarian) IPA(key): ['ʁɔb.bən]

Verb

robben (third-person singular simple present robbt, past tense robbte, past participle gerobbt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (when applied to humans) to creep, to crawl; to move on ground level, lying flatly on the stomach with the help of one's forearms or elbows
  2. (when applied to seals) describing the typical movement of a seal on land

Conjugation

Related terms

See also

  • krabbeln (also meaning crawl, but on a higher level, using one's knees and hands as a support to move on all fours)