Ebbe

See also: ebbe

Danish

Etymology

Shortened from Esbjørn (from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn) and Enbjørn (from Old Norse Arnbjørn).

Proper noun

Ebbe

  1. a male given name

German

Etymology

16th century, from Middle Low German ebbe, from Old Saxon *ebbia, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, from Proto-Germanic *abjǭ. Cognate to Dutch eb, English ebb.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛbə/
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Noun

Ebbe f (genitive Ebbe, plural Ebben)

  1. ebb, low tide
    Antonym: Flut
    Hypernyms: Tide, Gezeiten

Declension
Declension of Ebbe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Ebbe die Ebben
genitive einer der Ebbe der Ebben
dative einer der Ebbe den Ebben
accusative eine die Ebbe die Ebben

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Ebbe” in Duden online
  • “Ebbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Etymology

Danish, shortened from Esbjørn (from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn) and Enbjørn (from Old Norse Arnbjørn).

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Ebbe c (genitive Ebbes)

  1. a male given name of Danish origin
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