ebben
Dutch
editebony
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch ebben, from Old Dutch *ebbon, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn.
Verb
editebben
- (intransitive) to ebb, to recede (especially of tides)
Inflection
editConjugation of ebben (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | ebben | |||
past singular | ebde | |||
past participle | geëbd | |||
infinitive | ebben | |||
gerund | ebben n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | eb | ebde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | ebt, eb2 | ebde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | ebt | ebde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | ebt | ebde | ||
3rd person singular | ebt | ebde | ||
plural | ebben | ebden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | ebbe | ebde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | ebben | ebden | ||
imperative sing. | eb | |||
imperative plur.1 | ebt | |||
participles | ebbend | geëbd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom older eben, from Middle Dutch ebeen, from Latin hebenus.
Noun
editebben n (uncountable)
- ebony (wood)
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom Latin ebenus, probably borrowed through Old French.
Adjective
editebben (not comparable)
- ebony (made of ebony wood)
- Synonym: ebbenhouten
Inflection
editDeclension of ebben | ||||
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uninflected | ebben | |||
inflected | ebben | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | ||||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ebben | ||
n. sing. | ebben | |||
plural | ebben | |||
definite | ebben | |||
partitive |
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle Low German ebben; see Ebbe.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editebben (weak, third-person singular present ebbt, past tense ebbte, past participle geebbt, auxiliary haben)
- to ebb
Conjugation
editinfinitive | ebben | ||||
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present participle | ebbend | ||||
past participle | geebbt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich ebbe | wir ebben | i | ich ebbe | wir ebben |
du ebbst | ihr ebbt | du ebbest | ihr ebbet | ||
er ebbt | sie ebben | er ebbe | sie ebben | ||
preterite | ich ebbte | wir ebbten | ii | ich ebbte1 | wir ebbten1 |
du ebbtest | ihr ebbtet | du ebbtest1 | ihr ebbtet1 | ||
er ebbte | sie ebbten | er ebbte1 | sie ebbten1 | ||
imperative | ebb (du) ebbe (du) |
ebbt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editHungarian
editPronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
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ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* |
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case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ |
– | – |
acc. | -t / -ot / -at / -et / -öt |
kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ |
– | c1 c2 |
dat. | -nak / -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
ins. | -val / -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel |
azzal/ avval |
vele | c | |
c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
tra. | -vá / -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
e-m. | -ul / -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
ine. | -ban / -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
ade. | -nál / -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
ill. | -ba / -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
sub. | -ra / -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
el. | -ból / -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
del. | -ról / -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
abl. | -tól / -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
*: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » |
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editPronoun
editebben
Etymology 2
editNoun
editebben
Low German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German ebben. Cognate with English ebb, Dutch ebben, German ebben.
Verb
editebben (past singular ebb, past participle ebbt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to ebb
Conjugation
editinfinitive | ebben | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | ebb | ebb |
2nd person singular | ebbs(t) | ebbs(t) |
3rd person singular | ebb(t) | ebb |
plural | ebbt, ebben | ebben |
imperative | present | — |
singular | ebb(e) | |
plural | ebbt | |
participle | present | past |
ebben | (e)ebbt, geebbt | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn; equivalent to ebbe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editebben
- To ebb; to recede (of tides)
- (figuratively) To decrease or decline.
Conjugation
edit1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “ebben, -in, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Swedish
editNoun
editebben
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