berauben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German berouben, from Old High German biroubon, from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną; equivalent to be- + rauben. Cognate with Dutch beroven, English bereave, Danish berøve, Norwegian berøve, Swedish beröva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʀaʊ̯bn̩/

Verb

berauben (third-person singular simple present beraubt, past tense beraubte, past participle beraubt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to rob, to steal from

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Further reading

  • berauben in Duden online
  • berauben in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)
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