Lob

See also: lob and LOB

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lop, from Old High German lob, from Proto-Germanic *lubą. Cognate with Old English lof, Dutch lof, Swedish lov. More at lofe.

The noun Lob is related to the verb loben. It is not clear if the noun is derived from the verb or vice versa.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /loːp/

Noun

Lob n (genitive Lobs or Lobes, plural Lobe)

  1. praise

Declension
Declension of Lob
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Lob die Lobe
genitive eines des Lobes,
Lobs		 der Lobe
dative einem dem Lob,
Lobe1		 den Loben
accusative ein das Lob die Lobe
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
  • Eigenlob
  • Fremdlob
  • Gotteslob
  • Lehrerlob
  • Leistungslob
  • Liebeslob
  • Schülerlob
  • Schullob
  • Lobeserhebung
  • Lobeshymne
  • Lobeswort
  • Lobgedicht
  • Lobgesang
  • Lobgier
  • Lobhudelei
  • Loblied
  • Lobpreis
  • Lobpreisung
  • Lobrede
  • lobsingen
  • Lobspruch

References
  1. Kluge, Friedrich (1989), Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN
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