Ebbe

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortened from Esbjørn (from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn) and Enbjørn (from Old Norse Arnbjørn).

Proper noun[edit]

Ebbe

  1. a male given name

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

16th century, from Middle Low German ebbe, from Old Saxon *ebbia, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, from Proto-Germanic *abjǭ. Cognate to Dutch eb, English ebb.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛbə/
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Noun[edit]

Ebbe f (genitive Ebbe, plural Ebben)

  1. ebb, low tide
    Antonym: Flut
    Hypernyms: Tide, Gezeiten

Declension[edit]

Declension of Ebbe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ebbe die Ebben
genitive einer der Ebbe der Ebben
dative einer der Ebbe den Ebben
accusative eine die Ebbe die Ebben

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Further reading[edit]

  • “Ebbe” in Duden online
  • “Ebbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Danish, shortened from Esbjørn (from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn) and Enbjørn (from Old Norse Arnbjørn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ebbe c (genitive Ebbes)

  1. a male given name of Danish origin

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