labb
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Icelandic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]labb n (genitive singular labbs)
Declension
[edit]Declension of labb | ||
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n-s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | labb | labbið |
accusative | labb | labbið |
dative | labbi | labbinu |
genitive | labbs | labbsins |
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- labba (“to stroll”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cf. Swedish labb and Danish lab.
Noun
[edit]labb m (definite singular labben, indefinite plural labbar, definite plural labbane)
- paw (foot of an animal)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From dialectal labba ’to walk heavily and clumsily.’
Noun
[edit]labb c
- Skua; a seabird in the family Stercorariidae.
Declension
[edit]Declension of labb | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | labb | labben | labbar | labbarna |
Genitive | labbs | labbens | labbars | labbarnas |
Etymology 2
[edit]Ablaut of Old Norse lófi; see handlov. Attested in Swedish at least since the XVII century. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk labb and Danish lab.
Noun
[edit]labb c
- A larger paw (on for example a bear)
- Synonym: (front paw of a bear) ram
- björnens labbar
- the bear's paws
- (colloquial) A big hand
Usage notes
[edit]The more general word for paw is tass.
Declension
[edit]Declension of labb | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | labb | labben | labbar | labbarna |
Genitive | labbs | labbens | labbars | labbarnas |
Etymology 3
[edit]Contraction of laboration (“laboratory experiment.”)
Noun
[edit]labb c
- (colloquial) An experiment conducted in a laboratory, especially within teaching.
Declension
[edit]Declension of labb | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | labb | labben | labbar | labbarna |
Genitive | labbs | labbens | labbars | labbarnas |
Etymology 4
[edit]Contraction of laboratorium (“laboratory.”)
Noun
[edit]labb n
- (colloquial) Lab, laboratory.
Declension
[edit]Declension of labb | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | labb | labbet | labb | labben |
Genitive | labbs | labbets | labbs | labbens |
References
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- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
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- Swedish colloquialisms
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Birds