Robe in Scrabble and Meaning

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Definitions and meaning of robe

robe

English

Etymology

From Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war, robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to tear, peel”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹəʊb/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹoʊb/
• Rhymes: -əʊb

Noun

robe (plural robes)

1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
2. (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
3. A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
4. The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Irish: róba
• → Scottish Gaelic: ròb

Translations

Verb

robe (third-person singular simple present robes, present participle robing, simple past and past participle robed)

1. (transitive) To clothe; to dress.
2. (intransitive) To put on official vestments.

Synonyms

• (to clothe): dight, don, put on; see also Thesaurus:clothe

Derived terms

• berobed

Anagrams

• Bero, Boer, Ebor, Ebro, bore

Asturian

Verb

robe

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of robar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of robar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrobɛ]
• Rhymes: -obɛ
• Hyphenation: ro‧be

Noun

robe m

1. vocative singular of rob

Anagrams

• bore, oreb

Dutch

Etymology

From French robe.

Pronunciation

Noun

robe f (plural roben or robes, diminutive robetje n)

1. gown, robe

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Proto-Germanic *raubō (“booty”), later "stolen clothing".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔb/

Noun

robe f (plural robes)

1. dress, frock
2. fur, coat (of an animal)

3. wine's colour

Hypernyms

• habit
• vêtement

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Dutch: robe
• → German: Robe
  • → Czech: róba
• → Romanian: robă f
• → Turkish: rop

See also

• Les couleurs de la robe d'un cheval /The colors of horses' hair/ : alezan, aubère, bai, blanc, crème, gris, isabelle, noir, palomino, pie, rouan, souris.

Further reading

• “robe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bore, orbe

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.be/
• Rhymes: -ɔbe
• Hyphenation: rò‧be

Noun

robe f

1. plural of roba

Anagrams

• ebro, orbe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• roobe, rob, robbe

Etymology

From Old French robe, from Frankish *rouba, *rauba, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą. Doublet of reif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔːb(ə)/, /ˈrɔb(ə)/

Noun

robe (plural robes)

1. robe (long loose garment):
   1. A robe as a symbol of rank or office.
   2. A robe as a spoil or booty of war; a robe given as a gift.
2. (as a plural) The garments an individual is wearing.

Derived terms

• roben
• warderobe

Descendants

• English: robe
  • → Irish: róba
  • → Scottish Gaelic: ròb
• Scots: robe

References

• “rō̆be, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war; robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *reup- (“to tear, peel”).

Noun

robe f (plural robes)

1. (Jersey) dress

   Synonym: fro

2. (Jersey) robe

Old French

Alternative forms

• robbe, reube

Etymology

From Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raubō, *raubaz, *raubą (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”).

Noun

robe oblique singular, f (oblique plural robes, nominative singular robe, nominative plural robes)

1. booty; spoils (chiefly of war)
2. piece of clothing

Related terms

• robeor
• rober

Descendants

• Middle French: robe
  • French: robe
    • → Dutch: robe
    • → German: Robe
      • → Czech: róba
    • → Romanian: robă f
    • → Turkish: rop
• Norman: robe
• → Middle English: robe, roobe, rob, robbe
  • English: robe
    • → Irish: róba
    • → Scottish Gaelic: ròb
  • Scots: robe

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (robe)

Portuguese

Etymology

From French robe [de chambre].

Pronunciation

• Homophone: (Brazil) hobby
• Hyphenation: ro‧be

Noun

robe m (plural robes)

1. dressing gown

   Synonym: roupão

References

Spanish

Verb

robe

1. inflection of robar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org