eben
Meaning
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flat, smooth, even (of a surface)
Concepts
Synonyms
wellenlos
gerade eben
eben erst
jetzt eben
vor wenigen Momenten
nun mal
2D
Flach-
ja nun
wie die Dinge liegen
nicht mal
topfeben
ja nun mal
ungemustert
Frequency
Dialects
Zürich
ebe
Appenzell Innerrhoden
ebe
Basel-Landschaft
eebe
Zürich
ebä
Zürich
ebbe
Bern
äbe
Basel-Landschaft
ebe
Basel-Landschaft
halt
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/eːbən/
Etymology
The adjective is from Middle High German eben, from Old High German eban, the adverb from ebano; from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz and its adverb equivalent. Cognate with Low German even, Dutch even, effen, English even, Danish jævn.
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