Wabe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wabe, from Old High German wabo, ultimately from the root of weben (“to weave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːbə/

• Audio (Austria):

  (file)

Noun

Wabe f (genitive Wabe, plural Waben)

1. honeycomb

Declension

Declension of Wabe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wabe	die	Waben
genitive	einer	der	Wabe	der	Waben
dative	einer	der	Wabe	den	Waben
accusative	eine	die	Wabe	die	Waben

Derived terms

• Bienenwabe
• Honigwabe
• wabenförmig
• Wabenmuster
• Wabenstruktur

Further reading

• “Wabe” in Duden online
• “Wabe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache