obe
See also: Appendix:Variations of "obe"
English
Etymology 1
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Noun
obe (plural obes)
- (historical) A particular subdivision of ancient Laconia.
- 1890, Sir William Smith, William Wayte, George Eden Marindin, A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities[2], volume 1, page 905:
- It is probably that the τριακάδες represented ultimate division of the people, like the γένη of Attica; but it is difficult to see how such generic divisions could have born any relation to the local division of the obe.
Etymology 2
Noun
obe (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of obeah.
See also
Anagrams
Bavarian
Preposition
obe
- (Austria, informal) up, off
- Seds schön obe? I liag no im Bettle und bin no holb am schlofn.
- Are you already awake? I'm still lying in bed, half asleep.
- (literally, “Are you already up? I'm still lying in the little bed and am still half asleep.”)
Champenois
Noun
obe
- (Auve) tree
References
- Tarbé, Prosper (1851), Recherches sur l'histoire du langage et des patois de Champagne[3] (in French), volume 1, Reims, page 110
Isoko
Noun
obe (plural ebe)
- dated spelling of ụbị
Nzadi
Adjective
obé (plural obé)
Further reading
- Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011), A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ôbe/
- Hyphenation: o‧be
Noun
ȍbe f (Cyrillic spelling о̏бе)
- both (for feminine pairs)
Declension
Declension of obe
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ȍbe |
| genitive | obèjū |
| dative | obèma |
| accusative | ȍbe |
| vocative | ȍbe |
| locative | obèma |
| instrumental | obèma |
Related terms
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
According to Holm and Oyedeji, from Yoruba obì (“kola-nut”);[1] also compare Nkonya ɔbɛ (“Elaeis guineensis”). Compare Krio obi, Portuguese obi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obe/, [ʊ̞bɪ̞], [ɔ̝be̝]
Noun
obe
- Elaeis oleifera (the American oil palm and its fruit)[2]
References
- ^ John Holm, A. Goke Oyedeji (1984), “The Yoruba language in the new world”, in OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis[1], Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, →ISSN, page 85
- ^ Charlotte I.E.A. van ’t Klooster; Jan C. Lindeman; Marion J. Jansen-Jacobs (2003), Index of vernacular plant names of Suriname (BLUMEA Supplement), number 15, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Universiteit Leiden branch, →ISBN, page 45.
Volapük
Pronoun
obe
- (dative singular of ob) to me
- 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:
- Givolöd obe ün asoar kaloti uta, keli debob ole!
- Give me the bill tonight of what I owe you.
- 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 15:
- Buk, keli elegivol obe, binon jönik.
- The book you have given to me is beautiful.
- 1940, “Pro yunanef Nedänik”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 38:
- Äsagom obe, das övisitom obi.
- He told me that he would visit me.