"Grab" meaning in German

See Grab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡʁaːp/, /ɡʁap/ Audio: De-Grab.ogg , De-Grab2.ogg
Rhymes: -aːp, -ap Etymology: From Middle High German grap, from Old High German grap, from Proto-West Germanic *grab, from Proto-Germanic *grabą, *grabō (“grave, trench, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”). Related to graben (“to dig”). Compare Low German Graf, Graff, Dutch graf, English grave, Danish grav, Icelandic gröf, Serbo-Croatian grȍb (“grave”) and grȏblje (“graveyard, cemetery”), Czech hrob (“grave”), Slovak hrob (“grave”), Polish grób. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|grap}} Middle High German grap, {{inh|de|goh|grap}} Old High German grap, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*grab}} Proto-West Germanic *grab, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*grabą}} Proto-Germanic *grabą, {{der|de|ine-pro|*gʰrābʰ-||to dig, scratch, scrape}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (“to dig, scratch, scrape”), {{cog|nds|Graf}} Low German Graf, {{cog|nl|graf}} Dutch graf, {{cog|en|grave}} English grave, {{cog|da|grav}} Danish grav, {{cog|is|gröf}} Icelandic gröf, {{cog|sh|grȍb||grave}} Serbo-Croatian grȍb (“grave”), {{cog|cs|hrob||grave}} Czech hrob (“grave”), {{cog|sk|hrob||grave}} Slovak hrob (“grave”), {{cog|pl|grób}} Polish grób Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er|dim=^chen,^lein}} Grab n (strong, genitive Grabes or Grabs, plural Gräber, diminutive Gräbchen n or Gräblein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Grabes [genitive], Grabs [genitive], Gräber [plural], Gräbchen [diminutive, neuter], Gräblein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Grab [nominative, singular], Gräber [definite, nominative, plural], Grabes [genitive, singular], Grabs [genitive, singular], Gräber [definite, genitive, plural], Grab [dative, singular], Grabe [dative, singular], Gräbern [dative, definite, plural], Grab [accusative, singular], Gräber [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. grave Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Grab-de-noun-6-~hhBcf
  2. tomb Tags: neuter, strong Derived forms: wie ein Grab schweigen
    Sense id: en-Grab-de-noun-8qaql62y Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Related terms: Grabbeigabe, Grabeskirche, Grabesstille, Grabesritter, Grabhügel, Grabkammer, Grabmal, Grabrede, Grabstätte, Grabstein, Grabtuch, Einzelgrab, Ehrengrab, Fürstengrab, Königsgrab, Hügelgrab, Massengrab, Seemannsgrab, Soldatengrab, Urnengrab

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/30/De-Grab.ogg/De-Grab.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/De-Grab.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Grab2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/27/De-Grab2.ogg/De-Grab2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/De-Grab2.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːp"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ap"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Grab"
}

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