Robbe

Betekenis (Engels)

seal, pinniped (animal)

Concepten

zeehond

🦭

rob

🦭

zeerob

Synoniemen

Seehund

Robben

Seelöwe

Pummel

Vertalingen

seal

🦭

foca

🦭

phoque

🦭

foca

🦭

foca

fok

🦭

phoca

🦭

φώκια

foca

foca marina

lobo marino

🦭

foca marina

ayıbalığı

leone marino

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈʁɔbə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Nedersaksisch: robbe

Verwant aan Engels: rabbit

Verwant aan Frans: rabot

Verwant aan Lets: rups

Verwant aan 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.