rob

(Anglais)

seal, any member of the family Phocidae

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/rɔp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à anglais: rabbit

Appartenant à letton: rups

Appartenant à anglais: 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.

Concepts

phoque

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Synonymes

zeehond

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zeerob

Traductions

Seehund

seal

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foca

foca

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foca

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Robbe

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foca

foka

fok

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phoca

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sea-dog

φώκια

sigillo

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Pummel

fókia