gibba

Latin

Adjective

gibba

1. inflection of gibbus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

gibbā

1. ablative feminine singular of gibbus

Descendants

• Portuguese: geba
• Spanish: giba

References

• “gibba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "gibba", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “gibba”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Swedish

Etymology

From English gib +‎ -a. (sense 2) perhaps from people unfamiliar with Quake terminology misinterpreting (sense 1).

Verb

gibba (present gibbar, preterite gibbade, supine gibbat, imperative gibba)

2. (video games) to gib (blast (an enemy or opponent) into gibs)
4. (video games, slang) to play (a video game)

   Synonyms: lira, spela

   gibba cs

   play cs (Counter-Strike)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gibba (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	gibba		gibbas
supine	gibbat		gibbats
imperative	gibba		—
imper. plural1	gibben		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gibbar	gibbade	gibbas	gibbades
ind. plural1	gibba	gibbade	gibbas	gibbades
subjunctive2	gibbe	gibbade	gibbes	gibbades
present participle		gibbande
past participle		gibbad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• fragga

References

• Slangopedia