different between uniform vs robe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin uniformis.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: yo?o?n?-fôrm, IPA^(key): /?jun??f??m/, /?jun?f?m/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ju?n?f??m/
• Hyphenation: uni?form
• Rhymes: -??(r)m

Adjective

uniform (comparative more uniform, superlative most uniform)

1. Unvarying; all the same.
2. Consistent; conforming to one standard.
   • 1593, Richard Hooker, Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, in 1830, The Ecclesiastical Polity and Other Works of Richard Hooker, page 313,

     The only doubt is, about the manner of their unity; how far Churches are bound to be uniform in their Ceremonies, and what way they ought to take for that purpose.

3. (mathematics) with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence
4. (chemistry, of a polymer) Composed of a single macromolecular species.
5. (geometry) (of a polyhedron) That is isogonal and whose faces are regular polygons; (of an n-dimensional (n>3) polytope) that is isogonal and whose bounding (n-1)-dimensional facets are uniform polytopes.

Usage notes

• As a description of polymers, the IUPAC prefers the term uniform to monodisperse.

Synonyms

• (unvarying): regular, stable; see also Thesaurus:steady
• (all the same): invariable, of a piece; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous

Antonyms

• nonuniform

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

uniform (plural uniforms)

1. A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group.
   • 1932, Elmer Wheeler, Tested Selling Sentences (the Language of the Brain): Master Book

     The Hooverette [housedress] can be worn as a dress or as an apron.

     This is the latest in uniforms, madam, according to Vogue.

   • F. W. Robertson

     There are many things which a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform.
2. Uniform, the letter U in the ICAO spelling alphabet
3. A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).
   • 1996, S. J. Rozan, Concourse,^[2] Macmillan, ?ISBN, page 265,

     Skeletor held the gun against Speedo’s head, held Speedo between himself and the cops who stood, motionless and futile, where they’d stopped. Robinson, Lindfors, Carter, three uniforms and I watched helpless as Skeletor, dragging Speedy with him, inched out the gate, started backing down the hill.

   • 2001, Christine Wiltz, The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld,^[3] Da Capo Press, ?ISBN, page 113,

     Four men flew out of it, three uniforms and one in what appeared to be an English riding outfit—boots, whip, the whole nine yards. […] He called out, “I’m the superintendent of police.”

   • 2004, Will Christopher Baer, Penny Dreadful,^[4] MacAdam/Cage Publishing, ?ISBN, page 81,

     Eyes to the front now and there was the body, a lump of black and brown. Moon counted three uniforms and a photographer, the medical examiner and his assistant.

Translations

Verb

uniform (third-person singular simple present uniforms, present participle uniforming, simple past and past participle uniformed)

1. (transitive) To clothe in a uniform.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French uniforme, from Latin ?nif?rmis.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /?y.ni?f?rm/
• Hyphenation: uni?form

Noun

uniform n (plural uniformen, diminutive uniformpje n)

1. Uniform; a distinctive outfit. [from 18th c.]

Derived terms

• politie-uniform

Descendants

• Afrikaans: uniform

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /?yni?f?rm/
• Hyphenation: uni?form
• Rhymes: -?rm

Adjective

uniform (comparative uniformer, superlative uniformst)

1. Uniform. [from 16th c.]

Inflection

Descendants

• Afrikaans: uniform

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

uniform m or f (definite singular uniforma or uniformen, indefinite plural uniformer, definite plural uniformene)

1. a uniform

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

uniform f (definite singular uniforma, indefinite plural uniformer, definite plural uniformene)

1. a uniform

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u??i.f?rm/

Noun

uniform m inan

1. (rare) uniform

Declension

Synonyms

• mundur, mundurek

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?nif?rmis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u.ni?form/

Adjective

uniform m or n (feminine singular uniform?, masculine plural uniformi, feminine and neuter plural uniforme)

1. uniform

Declension

Related terms

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin uniformis.

Pronunciation

Noun

uniform c

1. Uniform; a distinctive outfit.

Declension

References

• uniform in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) (noun)
• uniform in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) (adjective)

English

Etymology

From Middle English robe, roobe, from Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war, robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raub?, *raubaz, *raub? (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- (“to tear, peel”).

Akin to Old High German roup (“booty”) (Modern German Raub (“robbery, spoils”)), Old High German roub?n (“to rob, steal”) (Modern German rauben (“to rob”)), Old English r?af (“spoils, booty, dress, armour, robe, garment”), Old English r?afian (“to steal, deprive”). Cognate with Spanish ropa (“clothing, clothes”). More at rob, reaf, reave.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???b/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?b/
• Rhymes: -??b

Noun

robe (plural robes)

1. A long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
2. (US) The skin of an animal, especially the bison, dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap.
3. A wardrobe, especially one built into a bedroom.
4. The largest and strongest tobacco leaves.

Derived terms

• bathrobe

Descendants

• ? Irish: róba
• ? Scottish Gaelic: ròb

Translations

Verb

robe (third-person singular simple present robes, present participle robing, simple past and past participle robed)

1. (transitive) To clothe; to dress.
2. (intransitive) To put on official vestments.

Synonyms

• (to clothe): dight, don, put on; see also Thesaurus:clothe

Derived terms

• berobed

Anagrams

• Bero, Boer, Ebor, Ebro, bore

Asturian

Verb

robe

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of robar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of robar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rob?/
• Rhymes: -ob?
• Hyphenation: ro?be

Noun

robe m

1. vocative singular of rob

Anagrams

• bore, oreb

Dutch

Etymology

From French robe.

Pronunciation

Noun

robe f (plural roben or robes, diminutive robetje n)

1. gown, robe

French

Etymology

Old French, from Proto-Germanic *raub? (“booty”), later "stolen clothing".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??b/

Noun

robe f (plural robes)

1. dress, frock
2. fur, coat (of an animal)

   Ce cheval a une robe isabelle.

3. wine's colour

Derived terms

Hypernyms

• habit
• vêtement

Descendants

• ? Dutch: robe
• ? German: Robe
  • ? Czech: róba

See also

• Les couleurs de la robe d'un cheval /The colors of horses' hair/ : alezan, aubère, bai, blanc, crème, gris, isabelle, noir, palomino, pie, rouan, souris.

Further reading

• “robe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• bore, orbe

Italian

Noun

robe f

1. plural of roba

Anagrams

• orbe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• roobe, rob, robbe

Etymology

From Old French robe, from Frankish *rouba, *rauba, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raub?, *raubaz, *raub?. Doublet of reif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r??b(?)/, /?r?b(?)/

Noun

robe (plural robes)

1. robe (long loose garment):
   1. A robe as a symbol of rank or office.
   2. A robe as a spoil or booty of war; a robe given as a gift.
2. (as a plural) The garments an individual is wearing.

Derived terms

• roben
• warderobe

Descendants

• English: robe
  • ? Irish: róba
  • ? Scottish Gaelic: ròb
• Scots: robe

References

• “r??be, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-16.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French robe, robbe, reube (“booty, spoils of war; robe, garment”), from Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raub?, *raubaz, *raub? (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”), from Proto-Indo-European *reup- (“to tear, peel”).

Noun

robe f (plural robes)

1. (Jersey) dress

   Synonym: fro

2. (Jersey) robe

Old French

Alternative forms

• robbe, reube

Etymology

From Frankish *rouba, *rauba (“booty, spoils, stolen clothes”, literally “things taken”), from Proto-Germanic *raub?, *raubaz, *raub? (“booty, that which is stripped or carried away”).

Noun

robe f (oblique plural robes, nominative singular robe, nominative plural robes)

1. booty; spoils (chiefly of war)
2. piece of clothing
   • c. 1170,, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     [D]onez li [d]e voz robes que vos avez
     La mellor que vos i savez.

     Give her the clothes that you have

     The best that you know of.

Related terms

• robeor
• rober

Descendants

• Middle French: robe
  • French: robe
    • ? Dutch: robe
    • ? German: Robe
      • ? Czech: róba
• Norman: robe
• ? Middle English: robe, roobe, rob, robbe
  • English: robe
    • ? Irish: róba
    • ? Scottish Gaelic: ròb
  • Scots: robe

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (robe)

Portuguese

Etymology

From French robe [de chambre].

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /???.b(?)/
• Hyphenation: ro?be

Noun

robe m (plural robes)

1. dressing gown

   Synonym: roupão

References

Spanish

Verb

robe

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of robar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of robar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of robar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of robar.