weben

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German[edit]

eine webende Frau — a weaving woman

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German weben, from Old High German weban, from Proto-West Germanic *weban. Compare Dutch weven, English weave, Danish væve.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːbən/, [ˈveː.bm̩]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

weben (weak or class 4 strong, third-person singular present webt, past tense webte or wob, past participle gewebt or gewoben, past subjunctive webte or wöbe, auxiliary haben)

  1. to weave
  2. to intertwine (to twine together)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Both weak and strong forms are standard. For the sense “to weave”, the weak forms have been preferred, but at least the past participle gewoben is also common.

Conjugation[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • weben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • weben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • weben” in Duden online
  • weben” in OpenThesaurus.de

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

web +‎ -en

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛbɛn]
  • Hyphenation: we‧ben

Noun[edit]

weben

  1. superessive singular of web