stabij

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from West Frisian stabij. There are some attestations of Staby as a proper noun used of dogs in Dutch texts from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, perhaps as a given name for a dog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staːˈbɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: sta‧bij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

stabij m (plural stabijs)

1. a long-haired breed of dog originating from Friesland, historically used as retriever, pointer, hound, watchdog and cart-dog

   Synonym: Friese stabij