droben

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdrobɛn]
• Rhymes: -obɛn
• Hyphenation: dro‧ben

Participle

droben

1. masculine singular passive participle of drobit

Anagrams

• nedrob

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʁoːbm̩/, /ˈdʁoːbən/

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Adverb

droben

1. up
   • 1924, Friedrich Bernhard Störzner, Das weiße Männchen auf dem Kirchberge, in: Reinhardtswalder Sagenbüchlein, Buchhandlung Otto Schmidt, page 11:

     Droben am Himmel funkelten die Sterne in seltener Pracht.

     Up in the sky the stars sparkled in unusual magnificence.

2. up there
   • 1903, Fanny zu Reventlow, Ellen Olestjerne, in Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow: Gesammelte Werke, Albert Langen, page 580:

     Die Kirche war ganz leer, die Sonne leuchtete durch die Bogenfenster, und droben spielte jemand auf der Orgel.

     The church was entirely empty, the sun shone through the arched windows and up there someone played the organ.

Further reading

• “droben” in Duden online

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *drobьnъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /drɔ̀ːbən/

Adjective

dróbən (comparative [please provide], superlative)

1. small, tiny

Further reading

• “droben”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024