schaben

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive,weak) to scrape; to scratch; to scour; to chafe
2. (intransitive,weak) to scrape
3. (reflexive,weak) to scrape oneself; to scrub oneself
4. (figuratively,reflexive,weak) to shave oneself

Koppelteken as

scha‧ben

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʃaːbn̩/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Old High German skaban, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”). Compare Dutch schaven, English shave, Danish skave, Swedish skava, Icelandic skafa, Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (skaban).