robber

English

Etymology

From Middle English robber, either directly taken from or from a calque of Old French robeor. Equivalent to rob +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

robber (plural robbers)

  1. A person who robs.

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Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either directly taken from or from a calque of Old French robeor. Equivalent to robben +‎ -er. Alternative forms suggest that the term may have originally been directly taken from the Old French term, but then was later broken down into its equivalent Middle English parts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔbər/

Noun

robber (plural robberes)

  1. A robber or burglar; one who steals or thieves.
  2. A reaver or looter.

Descendants

References

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French rober, see English rob for more information.

Verb

robber

  1. (transitive) to pillage; to plunder
  2. (transitive) to steal; to pinch

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of robber
simple compound
infinitive robber avoir robbé
gerund en robbant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle robbant
past participle robbé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present robbe robbes robbe robbons robbez robbent
imperfect robbois, robboys robbois, robboys robboit, robboyt robbions, robbyons robbiez, robbyez robboient, robboyent
past historic robba robbas robba robbasmes robbastes robberent
future robberai, robberay robberas robbera robberons robberez robberont
conditional robberois, robberoys robberois, robberoys robberoit, robberoyt robberions, robberyons robberiez, robberyez robberoient, robberoyent
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present robbe robbes robbe robbons robbez robbent
imperfect robbasse robbasses robbast robbassions robbassiez robbassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— robbe — robbons robbez —

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

robber

  1. present tense of robbe
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