Lob

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lob"

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lob (plural Lobs)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Lob is the 137327th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 122 individuals. Lob is most common among White (87.7%) individuals.

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Anagrams

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German lop, from Old High German lob. Cognate with Old English lof, Dutch lof, Swedish lov. More at lofe. The noun Lob is related to the verb loben. It is not clear if the noun is derived from the verb or vice versa.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loːp/
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Noun

Lob n (strong, genitive Lobes or Lobs, plural Lobe)

  1. praise
Declension
Declension of Lob
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lob die Lobe
genitive eines des Lobes, Lobs der Lobe
dative einem dem Lob, Lobe1 den Loben
accusative ein das Lob die Lobe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English lob.

Pronunciation

Noun

Lob m (strong, genitive Lobs, plural Lobs)

  2. (ball games) lob
Declension
Declension of Lob
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lob die Lobs
genitive eines des Lobs der Lobs
dative einem dem Lob den Lobs
accusative einen den Lob die Lobs

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Lob”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Lob” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lob” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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