ebben
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ebben
ebony
See also: Ebben
Dutch
ebony
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ebben, from Old Dutch *ebbon, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn.
Verb
ebben
- (intransitive) to ebb, to recede (especially of tides)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ebben (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ebben | |||
| past singular | ebde | |||
| past participle | geëbd | |||
| infinitive | ebben | |||
| gerund | ebben n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | eb | ebde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ebt, eb2 | ebde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ebt | ebde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ebt | ebde | ||
| 3rd person singular | ebt | ebde | ||
| plural | ebben | ebden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ebbe | ebde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ebben | ebden | ||
| imperative sing. | eb | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ebt | |||
| participles | ebbend | geëbd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From older eben, from Middle Dutch ebeen, from Latin hebenus.
Noun
ebben n (uncountable)
- ebony (wood)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Latin ebenus, probably borrowed through Old French.
Adjective
ebben (not comparable)
- ebony (made of ebony wood)
- Synonym: ebbenhouten
Declension
| Declension of ebben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | ebben | |||
| inflected | ebben | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | — | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | ebben | ||
| n. sing. | ebben | |||
| plural | ebben | |||
| definite | ebben | |||
| partitive | — | |||
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German ebben; see Ebbe.
Pronunciation
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Verb
ebben (weak, third-person singular present ebbt, past tense ebbte, past participle geebbt, auxiliary haben)
- to ebb
Conjugation
| infinitive | ebben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ebbend | ||||
| past participle | geebbt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich ebbe | wir ebben | i | ich ebbe | wir ebben |
| du ebbst | ihr ebbt | du ebbest | ihr ebbet | ||
| er ebbt | sie ebben | er ebbe | sie ebben | ||
| preterite | ich ebbte | wir ebbten | ii | ich ebbte1 | wir ebbten1 |
| du ebbtest | ihr ebbtet | du ebbtest1 | ihr ebbtet1 | ||
| er ebbte | sie ebbten | er ebbte1 | sie ebbten1 | ||
| imperative | ebb (du) ebbe (du) |
ebbt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ebben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ebben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “ebben” in Duden online
- “ebben” in OpenThesaurus.de
Hungarian
| Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* |
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| case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
| nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ |
– | – |
| acc. | -t / -ot / -at / -et / -öt |
kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ |
– | c1 c2 |
| dat. | -nak / -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
| ins. | -val / -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel |
azzal/ avval |
vele | c | |
| c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
| tra. | -vá / -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
| ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
| e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
| e-m. | -ul / -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
| ine. | -ban / -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
| sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
| ade. | -nál / -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
| ill. | -ba / -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
| sub. | -ra / -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
| all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
| el. | -ból / -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
| del. | -ról / -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
| abl. | -tól / -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
| *: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » | ||||||||
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Pronoun
ebben
Etymology 2
Noun
ebben
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German ebben. Cognate with English ebb, Dutch ebben, German ebben.
Verb
ebben (past singular ebb, past participle ebbt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to ebb
Conjugation
Conjugation of ebben (weak verb)
| infinitive | ebben | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | ebb | ebb |
| 2nd person singular | ebbs(t) | ebbs(t) |
| 3rd person singular | ebb(t) | ebb |
| plural | ebbt, ebben | ebben |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | ebb(e) | |
| plural | ebbt | |
| participle | present | past |
| ebben | (e)ebbt, geebbt | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn; equivalent to ebbe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
Verb
ebben
- To ebb; to recede (of tides)
- (figuratively) To decrease or decline.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ebben (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “ebben, -in, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
Noun
ebben