weben

German

eine webende Frau — a weaving woman

Etymology

From Middle High German weben, from Old High German weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-. Compare Dutch weven, English weave, Danish væve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveːbən/, [ˈveː.bm̩]

• Audio:

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Verb

1. to weave
2. to intertwine (to twine together)

Usage notes

• Both weak and strong forms are standard. For the sense “to weave”, the weak forms have been preferred, but at least the past participle gewoben is also common.

Derived terms

• Weben
• Weber
• Gewebe
• wibbeln

Further reading

• “weben” in Duden online

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Hungarian

Etymology

web +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛbɛn]
• Hyphenation: we‧ben

Noun

weben

1. superessive singular of web