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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cribbe, from Old Dutch kribba, from Frankish *kribbija, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of crèche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɪ.bə/
- Hyphenation: krib‧be
- Rhymes: -ɪbə
Noun
kribbe f (plural kribben, diminutive kribbetje n)
- a manger, crib
- (dated) a simple, unadorned bed
- (Belgium) a nursery, crèche
- (Netherlands) a breakwater, usually in a river or other stream
- (very often as krib) a stall, a compartment in a stable
Synonyms
(manger):
(nursery):
Derived terms