Narbe
German
Etymology
From Middle High German, from the meaning of “narrow mark” or “closed wound”, related to the Proto-Germanic root (compare *narwaz) of English narrow, Dutch naar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnarbə/, [ˈnaʁbə], [ˈnaɐ̯bə], [ˈnaːbə]
Audio (Austria): (file) - Homophone: Nabe (some speakers)
Audio: (file)
Noun
Narbe f (genitive Narbe, plural Narben)
- scar
- (botany) stigma
- (botany) sod, turf, sward (the upper part/the surface of a lawn)
- Synonym: Grasnarbe
Declension
Further reading
- “Narbe” in Duden online
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