hoben

See also: höben and hōben

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish joven.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoben/ [ˈho.ben̪]
• Hyphenation: ho‧ben

Adjective

hóben (plural horoben, intensified hobenon, plural intensified horobenon, Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜊᜒᜈ᜔)

1. young; junior

   Synonyms: aki, akos

   Antonym: gurang

Related terms

• hobenes

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German hōpen, the oblique form of hōp(e), see hob. Compare German ein Haufen (“loads of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hoːˀbən/, [ˈhoˀb̥m̩]

Noun

hoben (uninflected)

1. lots of, loads of (normally with the indefinite article and a following appositional noun)

   Der var en hoben mennesker på gaderne.

   There were loads of people in the streets.

2. (rare) heap
   • 1992, radio broadcast from Danmarks Radio, quoted after Den Danske Ordbog:

     Alle hans penge, de lå i en stor hoben foran Mads Speiser.

     Alle his money was lying in a buge heap before Mads Speiser.

Further reading

• “hoben” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

hoben

1. first/third-person plural preterite of heben

Old French

Alternative forms

• hoban

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse höfuðbendur.

Noun

hoben oblique singular, m (oblique plural hobens, nominative singular hobens, nominative plural hoben)

1. (nautical) shroud

Descendants

• French: hauban