Raub

See also: raub

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, 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
  • “Raub” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 29.

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯p

Noun

Raub m (genitive Raubs or Raubes, plural Raube)

  1. robbery, heist
  2. deprivation

Declension
Declension of Raub
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Raub die Raube
genitive eines des Raubes,
Raubs		 der Raube
dative einem dem Raub,
Raube1		 den Rauben
accusative einen den Raub die Raube
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading
  • Raub in Duden online
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