Robbe

Signification (Anglais)

seal, pinniped (animal)

Concepts

phoque

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pinnipède

Synonymes

Seehund

Robben

Seelöwe

Pummel

Traductions

seal

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foca

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foca

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foca

fok

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zeehond

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rob

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foca

φώκια

phoca

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foca marina

foca marina

lobo marino

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ayıbalığı

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʁɔbə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à bas-allemand: robbe

Appartenant à anglais: rabbit

Appartenant à français: rabot

Appartenant à letton: rups

Appartenant à anglais: 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.