See also: Ebbe

English

Adjective

ebbe (comparative ebber, superlative ebbest)

  1. Obsolete form of ebb.

Danish

Etymology

From Dutch or German Ebbe.

Noun

ebbe c (singular definite ebben, plural indefinite ebbe)

  1. low tide

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.bə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: eb‧be

Noun

ebbe n (plural ebbes, diminutive ebbetje n)

  1. (archaic) alternative form of eb

German

Pronunciation

Verb

ebbe

  1. inflection of ebben:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛbːɛ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: eb‧be

Etymology 1

ez (“this”) +‎ -be (“into”). The z of the demonstrative pronoun assimilates with the -b of the suffix.

Pronoun

ebbe

  1. illative singular of ez

See also

Hungarian pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (see also postpositions)
case suffix who? what? this that he/she (it)1 verbal
prefix
category
nominative – ki mi ez az ő* / ∅
az / ∅
– –
accusative -t / -ot /
-at / -et / -öt
kit mit ezt azt őt* / ∅
azt / ∅
– c1
c2
dative -nak / -nek kinek minek ennek annak neki neki- category
instrumental -val / -vel kivel mivel ezzel/
evvel
azzal/
avval
vele category
causal-final -ért kiért miért ezért azért érte – category
translative -vá / -vé kivé mivé ezzé azzá – – category
terminative -ig – meddig eddig addig – – category
essive-formal -ként (kiként) (miként) ekként akként – – category
essive-modal -ul / -ül – – – – – – category
inessive -ban / -ben kiben miben ebben abban benne – category
superessive -n/-on/-en/-ön kin min ezen azon rajta (rajta-) category
adessive -nál / -nél kinél minél ennél annál nála – category
illative -ba / -be kibe mibe ebbe abba bele bele- category
sublative -ra / -re kire mire erre arra rá rá- category
allative -hoz/-hez/-höz kihez mihez ehhez ahhoz hozzá hozzá- category
elative -ból / -ből kiből miből ebből abból belőle – category
delative -ról / -ről kiről miről erről arról róla – category
ablative -tól / -től kitől mitől ettől attól tőle – category

1Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise.
Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All Hungarian pronouns /

Etymology 2

eb (“dog”) +‎ -be (“into”)

Noun

ebbe

  1. illative singular of eb

Italian

Etymology

    From Latin habuit.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    ebbe

    1. third-person singular past historic of avere

    References

    1. ^ “ebbi” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

    Anagrams

    Middle Dutch

    Etymology

    From Old Dutch *ebba, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, from Proto-Germanic *abjǭ.

    Noun

    ebbe f

    1. ebb, low tide
      Antonym: vloet

    Inflection

    Weak feminine noun
    singular plural
    nominative ebbe ebben
    accusative ebbe ebben
    genitive ebbe, ebben ebben
    dative ebbe, ebben ebben

    Descendants

    Further reading

    Middle English

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Old English ebba, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjā, *abbjō, from Proto-Germanic *abjô, *abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ebbe

    1. ebb, low tide
    2. (figuratively) decrease, decline

    Descendants

    References