Rübe
German, noun/ˈʁyːbə/
Rübe is a German feminine noun meaning “beetroot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “meist kegelförmig verdickte Hauptwurzel (teilweise mit Anteilen der Sprossachse) eines Bedecktsamers als…”.
What does Rübe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebeetroot
- 2
feminineturnip
- 3
femininerutabaga
- 4
femininecarrot
- 5
feminineradish
- 6
feminineparsnip
- 7
feminineroot parsley
- 8
feminineceleriac
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. meist kegelförmig verdickte Hauptwurzel (teilweise mit Anteilen der Sprossachse) eines Bedecktsamers als Speicherorgan für Reservestoffe 2. eine Gattung der Familie Fuchsschwanzgewächse 3. Kopf 4. dicke Nase
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Rübe
- Rüben plural
- Rübchen diminutive neuter
- Rübli diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Rübe?
- /ˈʁyːbə/
- [ˈʁyːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Rübe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Rübe in German?
Rübe appears 1.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).