Raub

See also: raub

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz (“rape, pillage; spoils; garment, robe”). Cognate with German Raub (“robbery”), Dutch roof (“robbery”), English reif (“robbery”).

Noun

Raub m

  1. (Uri) harvest yield

References

German

Etymology

From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz. More at robe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaʊ̯p/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯p
  • (file)

Noun

Raub m (strong, genitive Raubes or Raubs, plural Raube)

  1. robbery, heist
  2. deprivation

Declension

Further reading

  • “Raub” in Duden online
  • “Raub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From northern Middle High German rūpe, from Middle Low German rūpe, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and related to *raupijaną (“to pluck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raʊ̯p/

Noun

Raub f (plural Rauve, diminutive Raubche)

  1. caterpillar

Further reading

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