robe
/ɹoʊb/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
noun
The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
American usage
noun
A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
name
A surname.
name
A town and local government area (the District Council of Robe) on the Limestone Coast of South Australia, named after Frederick Robe.
Example Sentences
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”). cognates and related terms Akin to Old High German roup (“booty”) (Modern German Raub (“robbery, spoils”)), Old High German roubōn (“to rob, steal”) (Modern German rauben (“to rob”)), Old English rēaf (“spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment”), Old English rēafian (“to steal, deprive”). Cognate with Spanish ropa (“clothing, clothes”). More at rob, reaf, reave.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *Hrewp-, robe, *rouba, *raubō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹoʊb/
- British English: /ɹəʊb/
Usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb