Koben

Middle High German kobe (“sty, shed”), from Old High German kubisi (“hut, tent”), from Proto-West Germanic *kobō, from Proto-Germanic *kubô (“shed, hut”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːbən/, [ˈkoːbən], [ˈkoːbm̩]

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Koben m (strong, genitive Kobens, plural Koben)

1. (rather dated or dialectal) a (little) stable, shed, nook, especially for pigs, a pigsty (shelter where pigs are kept)

   Synonym: Schweinestall

• Alkoven

• Kobel

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Koben”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

• “Koben” in Duden online