Robe

See also: robe, robé, robě, robę, róbě, and røbe

English

Proper noun

Robe

1. A surname.
2. A town and local government area (the District Council of Robe) on the Limestone Coast of South Australia, named after Frederick Robe.
3. An unincorporated community in Snohomish County, Washington, United States, named after a pioneer.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French robe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Robe f (genitive Robe, plural Roben)

1. (literary) a long, formal dress worn only on special occasions
2. (uncommon) a judicial or academic robe

Declension

Declension of Robe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Robe	die	Roben
genitive	einer	der	Robe	der	Roben
dative	einer	der	Robe	den	Roben
accusative	eine	die	Robe	die	Roben

Synonyms

• (formal dress worn on special occasions): Abendkleid, Abendmantel, Abendrobe, Ballkleid, Festkleid, Festrobe, Festgewand, Galarobe
• (judicial or academic clothing): Talar

Descendants

• → Czech: róba

Further reading

• “Robe” in Duden online

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian Робев (Robev).

Proper noun

Robe m (genitive/dative lui Robe)

1. a surname from Bulgarian