labb

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapː/
• Rhymes: -apː

Noun

labb n (genitive singular labbs, no plural)

1. saunter, stroll

   Synonyms: rölt, ról, göngutúr

Declension

Declension of labb (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	labb	labbið
accusative	labb	labbið
dative	labbi	labbinu
genitive	labbs	labbsins

Related terms

• labba (“to stroll”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Cf. Swedish labb and Danish lab.

Noun

labb m (definite singular labben, indefinite plural labbar, definite plural labbane)

1. paw (foot of an animal)

Derived terms

• harelabb
• kattelabb
• kjapp på labben

See also

• pote

Swedish

en klubba i labben på en björn [a club in the (big) paw [also colloquially (big) hand] of a bear]

Etymology 1

From dialectal labba ’to walk heavily and clumsily.’

Noun

labb c

1. Skua; a seabird in the family Stercorariidae.

Declension

Declension of labb

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	labb	labbs
	definite	labben	labbens
plural	indefinite	labbar	labbars
	definite	labbarna	labbarnas

Etymology 2

Ablaut of Old Norse lófi; see handlov. Attested in Swedish at least since the XVII century. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk labb and Danish lab.

Noun

labb c

1. a larger paw (of for example a bear)

   Synonym: (front paw of a bear) ram

   björnens labbar

   the bear's paws

2. a flipper (of a seal)
3. (colloquial) a (big) hand

Usage notes

The more general word for paw is tass.

Declension

Declension of labb

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	labb	labbs
	definite	labben	labbens
plural	indefinite	labbar	labbars
	definite	labbarna	labbarnas

See also

• karda
• näve

Etymology 3

Contraction of laboration (“laboratory experiment.”)

Noun

labb c

1. (colloquial) An experiment conducted in a laboratory, especially within teaching.

Declension

Declension of labb

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	labb	labbs
	definite	labben	labbens
plural	indefinite	labbar	labbars
	definite	labbarna	labbarnas

Etymology 4

Contraction of laboratorium (“laboratory.”)

Noun

labb n

1. (colloquial) Lab, laboratory.

Declension

Declension of labb

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	labb	labbs
	definite	labbet	labbets
plural	indefinite	labb	labbs
	definite	labben	labbens

References

• “labb”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “labb”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “labb”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)