labber

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English lab

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English labber

From lab + -er.

Noun

labber (plural labbers)

1. (informal) A person taking part in a laboratory session.
   • 2011, N. Andre Cossette, The Art of Debate: 12th Edition, page 33:

     If the lab leader is more experienced than the labbers, i.e. a senior debater overseeing a group of novices, the lab leaders should stay in the background during the topic analysis part […]

Related terms

• dry-labber

Danish

Noun

labber c

1. indefinite plural of lab

Dutch

Etymology

Related to labberen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.bər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: lab‧ber
• Rhymes: -ɑbər

Adjective

labber (not comparable)

1. (weather, chiefly of the wind) weak, soft

Declension

Declension of labber
uninflected	labber
inflected	labbere
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		labber
indefinite	m./f. sing.	labbere
	n. sing.	labber
	plural	labbere
definite		labbere
partitive		labbers

Luxembourgish

Adjective

labber (masculine labberen, neuter labbert, comparative méi labber, superlative am labbersten)

1. loose
2. (informal) laid-back, relaxed

Declension

Declension of labber

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		hien ass labber	si ass labber	et ass labber	si si(nn) labber
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	labberen	labber	labbert	labber
	independent without determiner			labberes	labberer
dative	after any declined word	labberen	labberer	labberen	labberen
	as first declined word	labberem		labberem