sabla

Esperanto

Adjective

sabla (accusative singular sablan, plural sablaj, accusative plural sablajn)

1. sandy

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.bla/
• Homophones: sablas, sablât

Verb

sabla

1. third-person singular past historic of sabler

Anagrams

• là-bas

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Ido

Etymology

From sablo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bla/

Adjective

sabla

1. sandy, consisting of sand

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *sabla, from Latin sabula, from the plural of sabulum, variant of sabulō. Compare French sable, Italian sabbia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaβlo]

Noun

sabla f (uncountable)

1. sand

Synonyms

• arena
• sorra

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Swedish

Etymology

Adjective attested since 1889. A combination of the expletives satan (literary "Satan") and djävla ("devil") and associated with sabel ("sabre"). The literal meaning of the verb is attested since 1610 and the figurative meaning since 1957.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːbˌla/

Adjective

sabla

1. A mild expletive; darn.

   Det var en sabla otur att jag kom för sent.

   "It was darned unlucky that I was late."

Synonyms

• förbaskad
• rackarns
• satans
• djävla

Verb

sabla (present sablar, preterite sablade, supine sablat, imperative sabla)

1. (archaic) To saber.

   Kavalleristerna sablade de flyende bönderna.

   "The cavalry soldiers sabred the fleeing peasants."

2. Used with the particle ned ("down"), especially in the meaning "to criticize mercilessly"; to pan.

   Den nya pjäsen blev nedsablad av en enad kritikerkår.

   "The new play was unanimously panned by the critics."

Conjugation

Conjugation of sabla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sabla		sablas
Supine	sablat		sablats
Imperative	sabla		—
Imper. plural1	sablen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sablar	sablade	sablas	sablades
Ind. plural1	sabla	sablade	sablas	sablades
Subjunctive2	sable	sablade	sables	sablades
	Participles
Present participle	sablande
Past participle	sablad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of sabla ned

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	sabla ned	-
Present tense	sablar ned	-
Past tense	sablade ned	-
Supine	sablat ned	-
Imperative	sabla ned	-
Present participle	nedsablande
Past participle	nedsablad

Synonyms

• sabla ner (variant spelling)

Related terms

• nedsabla
• nedsabling