Korb

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German korp, from Old High German korb, chorp, from Proto-West Germanic *korb. The sense “rejection of a (romantic) request” is formed back from the expressions einen Korb geben (“to so reject”), einen Korb kriegen (“to be so rejected”). These derive from certain older customs, which involved a bottomless basket as a symbol of the end or inexistence of love. The further origin of this symbol seems uncertain, though it has been plausibly related to the apparent mediaeval practice of pulling a secret visitor up to one’s window in a basket. Compare the same in Dutch een korf krijgen, Swedish få korgen and Danish få en kurv. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔrp/, [kɔʁp], [kɔɐ̯p], [kɔːp] Rhymes: -ɔɐ̯p === Noun === Korb m (strong, genitive Korbes or Korbs, plural Körbe, diminutive Körbchen n or Körblein n) basket, creel (basketball) hoop (botany) anthodium (inflorescence of a compound flower) (aviation) nacelle (figurative, often as ein ganzer Korb) a variety, selection, range (law) a set of laws around a certain theme (informal) rebuff (rejection of a request, especially romantic, such as a proposal or asking for a date) Synonym: Abfuhr einen Korb bekommen/kriegen ― to suffer a rebuff (literally, “to get a basket”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== korbartig korbförmig ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Korb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Korb” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Korb”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Korb” in Duden online