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English
A judge in judicial robes
Etymology
From Middle English robe , roobe , from Old French robe , robbe , reube ( “ booty, spoils of war, robe, garment ” ) , from Frankish *rouba , *rauba ( “ booty, spoils, stolen clothes ” , literally “ things taken ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *raubō , *raubaz , *raubą ( “ booty, that which is stripped or carried away ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- ( “ to tear, peel ” ) .
cognates and related terms
Akin to Old High German roup ( “ booty ” ) (Modern German Raub ( “ robbery, spoils ” ) ), Old High German roubōn ( “ to rob, steal ” ) (Modern German rauben ( “ to rob ” ) ), Old English rēaf ( “ spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment ” ) , Old English rēafian ( “ to steal, deprive ” ) . Cognate with Spanish ropa ( “ clothing, clothes ” ) . More at rob , reaf , reave .
Pronunciation
Noun
robe (plural robes )
A long loose outer garment , often signifying honorary stature.
c. 1603–1606 , William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio ), London: Isaac Iaggard , and Ed Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , :Through tattered clothes small vices do appear; / Robes and furred gowns hide all.
( US ) The skin of an animal, especially the bison , dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap .
A wardrobe , especially one built into a bedroom .
The largest and strongest tobacco leaves .
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Irish: róba
→ Scottish Gaelic: ròb
Translations
long, loose outer garment
Bulgarian: роба (bg) f ( roba )
Catalan: hàbit (ca) m , toga (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 礼袍 ,长袍 (zh) ( chángpáo )
Crimean Tatar: anter
Danish: kåbe c
Dutch: kleed (nl) , toga (nl) m or f ( academia, judiciary )
Esperanto: robo (eo)
Estonian: kleit (et) , kuub , talaar
Finnish: kaapu (fi)
French: robe (fr) f
German: Robe (de) f
Greek:
Aeolic: σπολά f ( spolá )
Ancient: στολή f ( stolḗ ) , ξυστίς f ( xustís )
Hebrew: חלוק (he) m ( chalúk )
Hungarian: köpeny (hu) , köntös (hu) ( bathrobe )
Ido: robo (io)
Irish: gúna m , róba m
Italian: veste (it) f , abito (it) m , ( of academic, judge ) toga (it) f
Latin: trabea f , peplum n , palla f , vestimentum n
Malay: jubah (ms)
Persian: ردا (fa) ( radâ ) , تالشان ( tâlesšân )
Portuguese: manto (pt) m
Romanian: halat (ro) n
Russian: хала́т (ru) m ( xalát ) , ( mantle ) ма́нтия (ru) f ( mántija )
Scottish Gaelic: ròb m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: одора f , одежда
Roman: odora (sh) f , odežda (sh) f
Sicilian: robbi f pl , panni m pl , vistita f pl
Spanish: bata (es) f , hábito (es) m , toga (es) f ( of an academic, judge ) , boatiné m , guatiné m , salto de cama m , déshabillé m
Swedish: rock (sv) c , dräkt (sv) c , skrud (sv)
Thai: เสื้อคลุม ( sʉ̂ʉa-klum )
Turkish: bornoz (tr)
Welsh: cochl m , cochlau m pl
Verb
robe (third-person singular simple present robes , present participle robing , simple past and past participle robed )
( transitive ) To clothe ; to dress .
( intransitive ) To put on official vestments .
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Asturian
Verb
robe
first-person singular present subjunctive of robar
third-person singular present subjunctive of robar
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
robe m
vocative singular of rob
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From French robe .
Pronunciation
Noun
robe f (plural roben or robes , diminutive robetje n )
gown , robe
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French , from Proto-Germanic *raubō ( “ booty ” ) , later "stolen clothing".
Pronunciation
Noun
robe f (plural robes )
dress , frock
fur , coat (of an animal)
Ce cheval a une robe isabelle. This horse has a dun coat .
wine's colour
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See also
Les couleurs de la robe d'un cheval /The colors of horses' hair/ : alezan , aubère , bai , blanc , crème , gris , isabelle , noir , palomino , pie , rouan , souris .
Further reading
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Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈrɔ.be/
Rhymes: -ɔbe
Hyphenation: rò‧be
Noun
robe f
plural of roba
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French robe , from Frankish *rouba , *rauba , from Proto-West Germanic *raub , from Proto-Germanic *raubō , *raubaz , *raubą . Doublet of reif .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈrɔːb(ə)/ , /ˈrɔb(ə)/
Noun
robe (plural robes )
robe ( long loose garment ) :
A robe as a symbol of rank or office.
A robe as a spoil or booty of war; a robe given as a gift.
( as a plural ) The garments an individual is wearing.
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References
Norman
Etymology
From Old French robe , robbe , reube ( “ booty, spoils of war; robe, garment ” ) , from Frankish *rouba , *rauba ( “ booty, spoils, stolen clothes ” , literally “ things taken ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *raubō , *raubaz , *raubą ( “ booty, that which is stripped or carried away ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *reup- ( “ to tear, peel ” ) .
Noun
robe f (plural robes )
( Jersey ) dress
Synonym: fro
( Jersey ) robe
Old French
Etymology
From Frankish *rouba , *rauba ( “ booty, spoils, stolen clothes ” , literally “ things taken ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *raubō , *raubaz , *raubą ( “ booty, that which is stripped or carried away ” ) .
Noun
robe oblique singular , f (oblique plural robes , nominative singular robe , nominative plural robes )
booty ; spoils ( chiefly of war )
piece of clothing
Descendants
References
Godefroy, Frédéric , Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX e au XV e siècle (1881) (robe )
Portuguese
Etymology
From French robe [de chambre] .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
robe m (plural robes )
dressing gown
Synonym: roupão
References
Spanish
Verb
robe
inflection of robar :
first / third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative