kribbe
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cribbe, from Old Dutch kribba, from Frankish *kribbija, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Doublet of crèche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɪ.bə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: krib‧be
- Rhymes: -ɪbə
Noun
kribbe f (plural kribben, diminutive kribbetje n)
- A manger, crib.
- (dated) A simple, unadorned bed.
- (Belgium) A nursery, crèche.
- (Netherlands) A breakwater, usually in a river or other stream.
- (very often as krib) A stall, a compartment in a stable.
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