labb
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en klubba i labben på en björn of a bear]
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
labb n (genitive singular labbs, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | labb | labbið |
| accusative | labb | labbið |
| dative | labbi | labbinu |
| genitive | labbs | labbsins |
Related terms
- labba (“to stroll”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Cf. Swedish labb and Danish lab.
Noun
labb m (definite singular labben, indefinite plural labbar, definite plural labbane)
- paw (foot of an animal)
Derived terms
See also
Swedish
Etymology 1
From dialectal labba ’to walk heavily and clumsily.’
Noun
labb c
- Skua; a seabird in the family Stercorariidae.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | labb | labbs |
| definite | labben | labbens | |
| plural | indefinite | labbar | labbars |
| definite | labbarna | 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
- a larger paw (of for example a bear)
- Synonym: (front paw of a bear) ram
- björnens labbar
- the bear's paws
- a flipper (of a seal)
- (colloquial) a (big) hand
Usage notes
The more general word for paw is tass.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | labb | labbs |
| definite | labben | labbens | |
| plural | indefinite | labbar | labbars |
| definite | labbarna | labbarnas |
See also
Etymology 3
Contraction of laboration (“laboratory experiment.”)
Noun
labb c
- (colloquial) An experiment conducted in a laboratory, especially within teaching.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | labb | labbs |
| definite | labben | labbens | |
| plural | indefinite | labbar | labbars |
| definite | labbarna | labbarnas |
Etymology 4
Contraction of laboratorium (“laboratory.”)
Noun
labb n
- (colloquial) Lab, laboratory.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | labb | labbs |
| definite | labbet | labbets | |
| plural | indefinite | labb | labbs |
| definite | labben | labbens |