pabbi
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic word for "father" found in similar form across many languages; see English papa for more.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pabbi m (genitive singular pabba, nominative plural pabbar)
- (colloquial) dad (colloquial word for father)
- Synonym: faðir
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | pabbi | pabbinn | pabbar | pabbarnir |
| accusative | pabba | pabbann | pabba | pabbana |
| dative | pabba | pabbanum | pöbbum | pöbbunum |
| genitive | pabba | pabbans | pabba | pabbanna |
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “pabbi”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)