reiben
Meaning
- (class-1, intransitive, strong, transitive) to rub; to chafe
- (class-1, strong, transitive) to grate
Concepts
rub on
rub one’s hands
brush gently
be about to reach
be troubled about
worry over
squander one’s money
Synonyms
Einreibung
scheueren
trockenreiben
abfrottieren
wegpolieren
entrollen
schubbern
abgrasen
schubben
ausjäten
Translations
frotter
frotar
wrijven
esfregar
strofinare
fricareFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
figge
Basel-Landschaft
ryybe
Basel-Landschaft
riible
Basel-Landschaft
ripse
Basel-Landschaft
ruuble
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁaɪ̯bm̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German rīben, from Old High German rīban, from Proto-West Germanic *wrīban, from Proto-Germanic *wrībaną. Cognate with Hunsrik reive, Dutch wrijven, Alemannic German riibe. Compare English ribald.
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