tabberas
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French table rase, derived from Latin tabula rasa, with the spelling changed to suit the French-style pronunciation.
Noun[edit]
tabberas n
- (dated, 19th to 20th century) A party were the guests have consumed all served food.
- (card games) Clear the table from the last card(s).
- Synonym: tabbe
- (obsolete, 19th to 20th century) Complete and total destruction, devastation.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of tabberas | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tabberas | tabberaset | tabberas | tabberasen |
| Genitive | tabberas | tabberasets | tabberas | tabberasens |
Further reading[edit]
- tabberas in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- tabberas in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)