labb

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lapː/
• Rhymes: -apː

Noun

labb n (genitive singular labbs)

1. saunter, stroll

Declension

declension of labb

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

Synonyms

• (stroll): rölt, ról, göngutúr

Related terms

• labba (“to stroll”)

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Swedish

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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	labb	labben	labbar	labbarna
Genitive	labbs	labbens	labbars	labbarnas

Etymology 2

Ablaut of Old Norse lófi; see handlov.

Noun

labb c

1. A paw, a mitt.
2. (colloquial) A big hand.

Declension

Declension of labb
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	labb	labben	labbar	labbarna
Genitive	labbs	labbens	labbars	labbarnas

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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	labb	labben	labbar	labbarna
Genitive	labbs	labbens	labbars	labbarnas

Etymology 4

Contraction of laboratorium (“laboratory.”)

Noun

labb n

1. (colloquial) Lab, laboratory.

Declension

Declension of labb
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	labb	labbet	labb	labben
Genitive	labbs	labbets	labbs	labbens

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Westrobothnian

Noun

1. A large animal foot.
2. A large creature, person.

   labb dill kar

   a big man