graben

Meaning

1. (class-6, intransitive, strong, transitive) to dig
2. (class-6, intransitive, reflexive, strong, transitive) to burrow

Concepts

dig

trench

burrow

sink

ditch

dig up

excavate

examine

grub

hit

pierce

put on

quarry

spade

wear

dredge up

graben

pry into

be true to

bore

dig

break up

cave

delve

drill

dug

entrench

Synonyms

wühlen

ausheben

buddeln

umgraben

ausgraben

bohren

schaufeln

hacken

mögen

Schanzen

schippen

Sodbrennen

stochern

untergraben

Knollenfrüchte ernten

aushöhlen

ausschachten

baggern

durchwühlen

fördern

grübeln

Translations

creuser

graven

cavar

cavar

scavare

cavar

escavar

fodere

σκάβω

excavar

spitten

woelen

delven

kazmak

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

graabe

Basel-Landschaft

griible

Basel-Landschaft

loche

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʁaːbən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: graben

Cognate with English: grave

Cognate with Polish: grzebać

Cognate with Czech: hřésti

Cognate with German: Grab

Cognate with Serbo-Croatian: -

Cognate with Slovenian: -

Cognate with Czech: -

Cognate with Slovak: -

Cognate with Polish: -

In summary

From Middle High German graben, from Old High German graban, from Proto-West Germanic *graban. Cognate with English grave (“to dig”), Polish grzebać (“to bury”), Czech hřésti (“to bury”). Doublet of gravieren.
Compare German Grab (“grave”), Serbo-Croatian and Slovene grob (“grave”), Czech and Slovak hrob (“grave”), Polish grób (“grave”).