Daube

See also: daube

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German dūge (13th c.), from Latin duga, doga, from Ancient Greek δοχή (dokhḗ). Cognate with Dutch duig. The form with -b- appears in the 15th century. It may have been influenced by Old French dove, from the same source. However, such influence is not certain. Intervocalic -b- and -g- are pronounced as fricatives or even approximants [β~ʋ], [ɣ~j] in many, chiefly Central German, dialects, which explains sporadic developments -g- → -b- after back rounded vowels.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaʊ̯bə/

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Noun

Daube f (genitive Daube, plural Dauben)

1. stave (of a barrel)

Declension

Declension of Daube [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Daube	die	Dauben
genitive	einer	der	Daube	der	Dauben
dative	einer	der	Daube	den	Dauben
accusative	eine	die	Daube	die	Dauben

Alternative forms

• Dauge (obsolete)

Etymology 2

See the main lemma.

Pronunciation

• Like etymology 1 above.

Noun

Daube f (genitive Daube, plural Dauben)

1. Obsolete form of Taube (“dove”).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French daube.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːbə/, /doːp/

Noun

Daube f (genitive Daube, plural Dauben or Daubes)

1. (rare) daube (French stew)

Further reading

• “Daube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache