ribbit

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹɪbɪt/, /ˈɹɪbət/

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• Rhymes: -ɪbɪt

Interjection

ribbit

1. (onomatopoeia) The sound made by a frog or toad.

   The students fell momentarily silent while he finished writing on the board. Then, "Ribbit!"

Translations

the sound made by a frog or toad

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 呱呱 (cmn) (guāguā)

• Danish: kvæk (da)
• French: croâ (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: quak (de)
• Greek: βρεκεκεκέξ (el) (vrekekekéx)

• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: ケロ (ja) (kero), ケロケロ (ja) (kerokero)
• Korean: 개굴 (ko) (gaegul)
• Polish: kum (pl)
• Russian: ква-ква (ru) (kva-kva), квак (ru) (kvak)
• Spanish: croac (es)

Noun

ribbit (plural ribbits)

1. The sound made by a frog or toad.

Verb

ribbit (third-person singular simple present ribbits, present participle ribbiting or ribbitting, simple past and past participle ribbited or ribbitted)

1. (intransitive) To make the sound of a frog or toad.

Translations

make the sound of a frog or toad

• German: quaken (de)
• Russian: квакать (ru) (kvákat')

• Spanish: croar (es)

References

• Songs of the Frog