Robbe

Meaning

seal, pinniped (animal)

Concepts

seal

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eared seal

sea lion

pinniped

Synonyms

Seehund

Robben

Seelöwe

Pummel

Translations

foca

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phoque

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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

ayıbalığı

lobo marino

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁɔbə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German: robbe

Cognate with English: rabbit

Cognate with French: rabot

Cognate with Latvian: rups

Cognate with English: 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.