gräbba

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish grebba. First attested in the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɛbˌa/
  • Audio (Småland):(file)

Noun

gräbba c

  1. (Southern dialect) girl
    Synonyms: flicka, tjej, tös
    Antonym: here (“boy”)
    • 2008 December 30, “Gåtan Birgit Nilsson lever vidare [The enigma of Birgit Nilsson lives on]”, in Gefle Dagblad:
      Hon var den ultimata operadivan, men också en skånsk gräbba med fötterna stadiga i betåkern.
      She was the ultimate opera diva, but also a lass from Skåne with her feet firmly planted in the sugar beet fields.
    • 2019 August 6, Christer Gustafsson, Smålänning‎:
      "Gräbba" från Vislanda avslutade sommaren
      Lass from Vislanda concluded the summer

Declension

Declension of gräbba
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gräbba gräbbas
definite gräbban gräbbans
plural indefinite gräbbor gräbbors
definite gräbborna gräbbornas

References

  1. ^ gräbba in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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