dubba

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English

Noun

dubba (plural dubbas)

  1. Alternative form of dubber (“globular vessel”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dubba (“to dub (a knight)”), probably borrowed from Old French adober.

Verb

dubba

  1. to clean, to groom

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dubba (“to dub (a knight)”), probably borrowed from Old French adober, cognate with English dub, used in Swedish since 1657.

Verb

dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)

  1. to dub, to knight (to confer a knighthood upon)
    Geldof har dubbats av Englands drottning till Kommendör av Brittiska Imperieorden för sitt patos mot orättvisor och fattigdom i tredje världen
    Geldof has been dubbed by the Queen of England to commander of the British Imperial order for his pathos against injustices and poverty in the third world
Conjugation
Conjugation of dubba (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dubba dubbas
Supine dubbat dubbats
Imperative dubba —
Imper. plural1 dubben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dubbar dubbade dubbas dubbades
Ind. plural1 dubba dubbade dubbas dubbades
Subjunctive2 dubbe dubbade dubbes dubbades
Participles
Present participle dubbande
Past participle dubbad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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Etymology 2

dubb +‎ -a, used 1817.

Verb

dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)

  1. to stud (e.g. to put studs on a snow tire)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dubba (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dubba dubbas
Supine dubbat dubbats
Imperative dubba —
Imper. plural1 dubben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dubbar dubbade dubbas dubbades
Ind. plural1 dubba dubbade dubbas dubbades
Subjunctive2 dubbe dubbade dubbes dubbades
Participles
Present participle dubbande
Past participle dubbad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms

Etymology 3

From English dub, from double, used since the 20th century, at least since 1973.

Verb

dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)

  1. to dub, to add a soundtrack in a different language to a movie
    Övriga roller har dubbats av bland annat
    Other roles have been dubbed by among others
Conjugation
Conjugation of dubba (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dubba dubbas
Supine dubbat dubbats
Imperative dubba —
Imper. plural1 dubben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dubbar dubbade dubbas dubbades
Ind. plural1 dubba dubbade dubbas dubbades
Subjunctive2 dubbe dubbade dubbes dubbades
Participles
Present participle dubbande
Past participle dubbad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms

References

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