krabben

See also: Krabben

Danish

Noun

krabben

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of krabbe

Verb

krabben

1. gerund of krabbe

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑ.bə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: krab‧ben
• Rhymes: -ɑbən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crabben, further from Proto-Germanic *krabbōną, with a geminated variant of the stem in Proto-Germanic *krabitaz, whence Dutch kreeft (“lobster”).

Verb

krabben

1. to scratch.

Inflection

Conjugation of krabben (weak)
infinitive	krabben
past singular	krabde
past participle	gekrabd
infinitive	krabben
gerund	krabben n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	krab	krabde
2nd person sing. (jij)	krabt	krabde
2nd person sing. (u)	krabt	krabde
2nd person sing. (gij)	krabt	krabde
3rd person singular	krabt	krabde
plural	krabben	krabden
subjunctive sing.1	krabbe	krabde
subjunctive plur.1	krabben	krabden
imperative sing.	krab
imperative plur.1	krabt
participles	krabbend	gekrabd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• krabbelen
• wolkenkrabber

Descendants

• Afrikaans: krap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

krabben

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of krab

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• krabba

Noun

krabben m or f

1. definite masculine singular of krabbe

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• krabba

Noun

krabben m or f

1. definite masculine singular of krabbe

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West Frisian

Noun

krabben

1. plural of krabbe