robe

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See also: Robe, robé, robě, robę, róbě, and røbe

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)

  1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
  2. (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
  3. A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
  4. The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Irish: róba
  • → Scottish Gaelic: ròb

Translations

Verb

robe (third-person singular simple present robes, present participle robing, simple past and past participle robed)

  1. (transitive) To clothe; to dress.
  2. (intransitive) To put on official vestments.

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Asturian

Verb

robe

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of robar
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of robar

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

robe m

  1. vocative singular of rob

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Dutch

Etymology

From French robe.

Pronunciation

Noun

robe f (plural roben or robes, diminutive robetje n)

  1. gown, robe

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Proto-Germanic *raubō (“booty”), later "stolen clothing".

Pronunciation

Noun

robe f (plural robes)

  1. dress, frock
  2. fur, coat (of an animal)
    Ce cheval a une robe isabelle.
    This horse has a dun coat.
  3. wine's colour

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.be/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbe
  • Hyphenation: rò‧be

Noun

robe f

  1. plural of roba

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Middle English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. robe (long loose garment):
    1. A robe as a symbol of rank or office.
    2. A robe as a spoil or booty of war; a robe given as a gift.
  2. (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)

  1. (Jersey) dress
    Synonym: fro
  2. (Jersey) robe

Old French

Alternative forms

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)

  1. booty; spoils (chiefly of war)
  2. piece of clothing

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Descendants

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (robe)

Portuguese

Etymology

From French robe [de chambre].

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ro‧be

Noun

robe m (plural robes)

  1. dressing gown
    Synonym: roupão

References

  1. ^ “robe” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

Verb

robe

  1. inflection of robar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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