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English
Adjective
ebbe (comparative ebber, superlative ebbest)
- Obsolete form of ebb.
Danish
Etymology
From Dutch or German Ebbe.
Noun
ebbe c (singular definite ebben, plural indefinite ebbe)
- low tide
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.bə/
- Hyphenation: eb‧be
Noun
ebbe n (plural ebbes, diminutive ebbetje n)
- (archaic) Alternative form of eb
German
Pronunciation
Verb
ebbe
- inflection of ebben:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
ez (“this”) + -be (“into”). The z of the demonstrative pronoun assimilates with the -b of the suffix.
Pronoun
ebbe
- illative singular of ez
See also
Etymology 2
eb (“dog”) + -be (“into”)
Noun
ebbe
- illative singular of eb
Italian
Pronunciation
Verb
ebbe
- third-person singular past historic of avere
References
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *ebba, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, from Proto-Germanic *abjǭ.
Noun
ebbe f
- ebb, low tide
- Antonym: vloet
Inflection
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Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English ebba, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, *abbjō, from Proto-Germanic *abjô, *abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó.
Pronunciation
Noun
ebbe
- ebb, low tide
- (figuratively) decrease, decline
Descendants
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