Robbe

Betekenis (Engels)

seal, pinniped (animal)

Sinonieme

Seehund

Robben

Seelöwe

Pummel

Vertalings

seal

🦭

foca

🦭

phoque

🦭

foca

🦭

foca

fok

🦭

zeehond

🦭

rob

🦭

foca

phoca

🦭

φώκια

lobo marino

🦭

foca marina

foca marina

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʁɔbə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Nederduits: robbe

Verwante met Engels: rabbit

Verwante met Frans: rabot

Verwante met Letties: rups

Verwante met Engels: rub

In summary

Borrowed from Low German robbe, rubbe, in Middle Low German meaning “rabbit." Of uncertain ultimate origin; compare English rabbit, French rabot (“plane”). Or, possibly related to Latvian rups (“coarse, rough”), referring to the whiskers. Also compared is the personal name Robbe. Has also been compared to English rub, referring to seals' movements, but this is unlikely.