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ebben.

to ebb, to recede (especially of tides)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɛbə(n)/
  1. to ebb, to recede (especially of tides)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ebben, from Old Dutch *ebbon, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn.

noun/ˈɛbə(n)/
  1. ebony (wood)

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From older eben, from Middle Dutch ebeen, from Latin hebenus.

adj/ˈɛbə(n)/
  1. ebony (made of ebony wood)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin ebenus, probably borrowed through Old French.

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