robe

common nounverb

Syllable Decomposition

robe

deverbal of the Old French rober (to steal), from which the English rob is derived and which now only subsists in prefixed form in dérober. This word had the meaning of 'war booty', 'spoils' then, by specialization, 'tunic' and finally, by hyper-specialization, 'women's garment'.

Definitions

vêtements
œnologie

Synonym

Plural

robes

Hyperonyms

Translations

  • germangerman:Robe
  • englishenglish:robe
  • koreankorean:원피스
  • spanishspanish:ropón
  • greekgreek:φόρεμα
  • italianitalian:abito
  • japanesejapanese:ワンピース
  • danishdanish:kjole
  • finnishfinnish:puku
  • dutchdutch:toga
  • polishpolish:suknia
  • portugueseportuguese:vestido
  • swedishswedish:klänning

See also

enrobement (cn.) rober (v.) robe (v.) robes (v.) robotisme (cn.) robotiste (cn.) robot (cn.) enrober (v.) robeuse (cn.) enrobé (adj.) robage (cn.) enrobage (cn.)