Raub

See also: raub

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz (“rape, pillage; spoils; garment, robe”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to break, tear”). Cognate with German Raub (“robbery”), Dutch roof (“robbery”), English reif (“robbery”). From the same Proto-Indo-European root as Latin rumpō (“I break”), Hindi लुप्त (lupt, “disappeared, missing; extinct”).

Noun

Raub m

(Uri) harvest yield

References

Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 29.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz. More at robe.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -aʊ̯p

Noun

Raub m (genitive Raubs or Raubes, plural Raube)

Declension

Declension of Raub

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Raub	die	Raube
genitive	eines	des	Raubes, Raubs	der	Raube
dative	einem	dem	Raub, Raube¹	den	Rauben
accusative	einen	den	Raub	die	Raube

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Related terms

rauben
Raubüberfall m
Mundraub m
Raubtier n
Raubvogel m
Bankraub m
Raubkopie f
Frauenraub m (abduction)

Further reading

Raub in Duden online

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