Gabe

See also: gabe, gabé, and gäbe

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡeɪb/
  • Rhymes: -eɪb

Proper noun

Gabe

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From geben (“give”), also inherited from Middle High German gābe, from Old High German *gāba, from Proto-Germanic *gēbǭ (“gift, giving”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaːbə/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
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  • Hyphenation: Ga‧be
  • Homophone: Garbe (nonstandard)

Noun

Gabe f (genitive Gabe, plural Gaben)

  1. gift, present, donation, alms

Declension
Declension of Gabe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Gabe die Gaben
genitive einer der Gabe der Gaben
dative einer der Gabe den Gaben
accusative eine die Gabe die Gaben

Derived terms
  • Gabenbringer, Gabenspender, Gabenfresser
  • geben (“give”)

Further reading
  • Gabe in Duden online
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