krabben

See also: Krabben

Danish

Noun

krabben

  1. definite singular of krabbe

Verb

krabben

  1. gerund of krabbe

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑ.bə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: krab‧ben
  • Rhymes: -ɑbən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch crabben, further from Proto-Germanic *krabbōną, with a geminated variant of the stem in Proto-Germanic *krabitaz, whence Dutch kreeft (lobster).

Verb

krabben

  1. to scratch
Conjugation
Conjugation of krabben (weak)
infinitive krabben
past singular krabde
past participle gekrabd
infinitive krabben
gerund krabben n
present tense past tense
1st person singular krab krabde
2nd person sing. (jij) krabt, krab2 krabde
2nd person sing. (u) krabt krabde
2nd person sing. (gij) krabt krabde
3rd person singular krabt krabde
plural krabben krabden
subjunctive sing.1 krabbe krabde
subjunctive plur.1 krabben krabden
imperative sing. krab
imperative plur.1 krabt
participles krabbend gekrabd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: krap
  • Jersey Dutch: krābe
  • Sranan Tongo: krabu
    • Saramaccan: kaábu

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

krabben

  1. plural of krab

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

krabben m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of krabbe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

krabben m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of krabbe

West Frisian

Noun

krabben

  1. plural of krabbe