Garbe

See also: garbe, garbé, garbė, and garbë

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Garbe.

Proper noun

Garbe (plural Garbes)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Garbe is the 22131st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1168 individuals. Garbe is most common among White (95.55%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡarbə/, [ˈɡaʁbə], [ˈɡaɐ̯bə], [ˈɡaːbə]
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Homophone: Gabe (some speakers)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German garbe, from Old High German garba, from Proto-Germanic *garbō. Cognate with Dutch garf.

Noun

Garbe f (genitive Garbe, plural Garben)

  1. sheaf
    Synonym: (chiefly dialectal) Schaub
  2. (heraldry) garb
Declension
Declension of Garbe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Garbe die Garben
genitive einer der Garbe der Garben
dative einer der Garbe den Garben
accusative eine die Garbe die Garben

Etymology 2

From Middle High German garwe, from Old High German garwa, from Proto-West Germanic *garwu.

Noun

Garbe f (genitive Garbe, plural Garben)

  1. (obsolete as a simplex) yarrow
Declension
Declension of Garbe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Garbe die Garben
genitive einer der Garbe der Garben
dative einer der Garbe den Garben
accusative eine die Garbe die Garben
Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Garbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Garbe” in Duden online
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