rob

Betekenis (Engels)

seal, any member of the family Phocidae

Sinonieme

zeehond

🦭

zeerob

Vertalings

Seehund

seal

🦭

phoque

🦭

foca

foca

🦭

foca

🦭

Robbe

🦭

foca

fok

🦭

phoca

🦭

sea-dog

φώκια

sigillo

🦭

Pummel

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/rɔp/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Engels: rabbit

Verwante met Letties: rups

Verwante met Engels: rub

In summary

Uncertain; compare English rabbit. Or, possibly related to Latvian rups (“coarse, rough”), referring to the whiskers. Also compared is the personal name Robbe. Has also compared to English rub, referring to seals' movements, but this is unlikely.