taub

See also: Taub

Alemannic German

Adjective

taub

1. (Uri) angry

Derived terms

• Täubi

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 32.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German toup, toub, from Old High German toub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (“deaf”). See there for further cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʊ̯p/

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯p

Adjective

taub (comparative tauber, superlative am taubsten)

1. deaf (not hearing)
2. numb
3. empty (used for nuts which lack the seed within their shell)

Synonyms

• gehörlos

Derived terms

• taubblind
• Taubheit f
• Tauber m (deaf man)
• Taube f (deaf woman)

See also

• schwerhörig
• stumm
• blind

Further reading

• “taub” in Duden online