krabbe

See also: Krabbe

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse krabbi, from Old English crabba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɑbə/, [ˈkʰʁɑb̥ə], [ˈkχɑ̈pə]

Noun

krabbe c (singular definite krabben, plural indefinite krabber)

1. crab (Brachyura)

Declension

Declension of krabbe

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krabbe	krabben	krabber	krabberne
genitive	krabbes	krabbens	krabbers	krabbernes

Derived terms

• krabbefest
• krabbeklo
• krabbekød
• landkrabbe
• taskekrabbe

Etymology 2

From Old Norse krabba. Related to Dutch krabben and Ancient Greek γράφειν (gráphein).

Verb

krabbe (imperative krab, infinitive at krabbe, present tense krabber, past tense krabbede, perfect tense krabbet)

1. to move awkwardly; to stumble, lumber
2. to move like a crab

Conjugation

Conjugation of krabbe

active passive present krabber krabbes past krabbede krabbedes infinitive krabbe krabbes imperative krab — participle present krabbende past krabbet (auxiliary verb have or være) gerund krabben

References

• “krabbe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

krabbe

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of krabben

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.

Noun

krabbe f or m (definite singular krabba or krabben, indefinite plural krabber, definite plural krabbene)

1. a crab (crustacean)

   Krabbene krabber rundt på stranda.

   The crabs are crawling around the beach.

Derived terms

• landkrabbe

Verb

krabbe (imperative krabb, present tense krabber, passive krabbes, simple past and past participle krabba or krabbet, present participle krabbende)

1. to crawl

   Krabbene krabber rundt på stranda.

   The crabs are crawling around the beach.

References

• “krabbe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “krabbe_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “krabbe_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.

Noun

krabbe m or f (definite singular krabben or krabba, indefinite plural krabbar or krabber, definite plural krabbane or krabbene)

1. a crab (crustacean)

Derived terms

• landkrabbe

Verb

krabbe (present tense krabbar, past tense krabba, past participle krabba, passive infinitive krabbast, present participle krabbande, imperative krabbe/krabb)

1. to crawl

Alternative forms

• krabba

References

• “krabbe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ-.

Noun

krabbe m

1. crab

Declension

Declension of krabbe (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krabbe	krabben	krabbar	krabbarnir
accusative	krabba	krabban	krabba	krabbana
dative	krabba	krabbanom	krabbom	krabbonom
genitive	krabba	krabbans	krabba	krabbanna

Descendants

• Swedish: krabba

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *krabba, from Proto-West Germanic *krabbō, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.

Noun

krabbe c (plural krabben, diminutive krabke)

1. crab

Alternative forms

• krab

Further reading

• “kraab”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011