Adjective: derb
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | derber |
| feminine | derbe |
| neuter | derbes |
| plural | derbe |
Genitive
| masculine | derben |
| feminine | derber |
| neuter | derben |
| plural | derber |
Dative
| masculine | derbem |
| feminine | derber |
| neuter | derbem |
| plural | derben |
Accusative
| masculine | derben |
| feminine | derbe |
| neuter | derbes |
| plural | derbe |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der derbe |
| feminine | die derbe |
| neuter | das derbe |
| plural | die derben |
Genitive
| masculine | des derben |
| feminine | der derben |
| neuter | des derben |
| plural | der derben |
Dative
| masculine | dem derben |
| feminine | der derben |
| neuter | dem derben |
| plural | den derben |
Accusative
| masculine | den derben |
| feminine | die derbe |
| neuter | das derbe |
| plural | die derben |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein derber |
| feminine | eine derbe |
| neuter | ein derbes |
| plural | derben |
Genitive
| masculine | eines derben |
| feminine | einer derben |
| neuter | eines derben |
| plural | derben |
Dative
| masculine | einem derben |
| feminine | einer derben |
| neuter | einem derben |
| plural | derben |
Accusative
| masculine | einen derben |
| feminine | eine derbe |
| neuter | ein derbes |
| plural | derben |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | derb |
| Comparative | derber |
| Superlative | am derbsten |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like derb
bildungsfern,
szenig,
breitschulterig,
altsächsisch,
nutzerfreundlich,
psychoanalytisch,
unrettbar,
unverträglich,
unzerreißbar,
würzig,
würdig,
wütend,
kringelig,
sexbesessen,
sexual,
seelig,
seimig,
seidig,
seifig,
sehnig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. From a Low German merger of two unrelated adjectives: (1.) Old Saxon therbi (“unleavened”), from Proto-Germanic *þerbaz;
2. and (2.) Old Saxon derbi (“coarse, warlike”). Both regularly collapsed in Middle Low German derve (“firm, bold”). Older High German had only the former of the two adjectives and lacked the other: Middle High German derp (“unleavened”), from Old High German derb (“unleavened”). The modern word is formally High German, but its semantic development has been determined by the Middle Low German one. (The original sense “unleavened” is last met with in the 18th century.)
Verbs referencing "derb"
English Adjectives
tharf.
Translations