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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Cf. Swedish labb and Danish lab.

Noun

labb m (definite singular labben, indefinite plural labbar, definite plural labbane)

  1. paw (foot of an animal)

Derived terms

See also

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. Attested in Swedish at least since the XVII century. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk labb and Danish lab.

Noun

labb c

  1. A larger paw (on for example a bear)
    Synonym: (front paw of a bear) ram
    björnens labbar
    the bear's paws
  2. (colloquial) A big hand
Usage notes

The more general word for paw is tass.

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

References
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