sabla

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See also: šabla and šabľa

Esperanto

Etymology

From sablo (“sand”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sabla (accusative singular sablan, plural sablaj, accusative plural sablajn)

  1. sandy

French

Pronunciation

Verb

sabla

  1. third-person singular past historic of sabler

Anagrams

Ido

Etymology

From sablo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sabla

  1. sandy, consisting of sand

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *sabla, from Latin sabula, from the plural of sabulum, variant of sabulō. Compare French sable, Italian sabbia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sabla f (uncountable)

  1. sand
    Synonyms: arena, sorra

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabler.

Verb

a sabla (third-person singular present sablează, past participle sablat) 1st conj.

  1. to sand

Conjugation

    conjugation of sabla (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
infinitive a sabla
gerund sablând
past participle sablat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present sablez sablezi sablează sablăm sablați sablează
imperfect sablam sablai sabla sablam sablați sablau
simple perfect sablai sablași sablă sablarăm sablarăți sablară
pluperfect sablasem sablaseși sablase sablaserăm sablaserăți sablaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să sablez să sablezi să sableze să sablăm să sablați să sableze
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative sablează sablați
negative nu sabla nu sablați

Swedish

Etymology

Adjective attested since 1889. A combination of the expletives satan (“Satan”) and djävla (“devil”) and associated with sabel (“sabre”). The literal meaning of the verb is attested since 1610 and the figurative meaning since 1957.

Pronunciation

Adverb

sabla (not comparable)

  1. A mild expletive; darn.
    Synonyms: attans, djävla, förbaskad, jämrans, nedrans, rackarns, satans
    Det var en sabla otur att jag kom för sent.
    It was darned unlucky that I was late.

Usage notes

There is also an interjection sablar (“darn it”).

Verb

sabla (present sablar, preterite sablade, supine sablat, imperative sabla)

  1. (archaic) To sabre.
    Kavalleristerna sablade de flyende bönderna.
    The cavalry soldiers sabred the fleeing peasants.
  2. (sabla ned) to pan, to criticize mercilessly
    Den nya pjäsen blev nedsablad av en enad kritikerkår.
    The new play was unanimously panned by the critics.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sabla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive sabla sablas
Supine sablat sablats
Imperative sabla —
Imper. plural1 sablen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sablar sablade sablas sablades
Ind. plural1 sabla sablade sablas sablades
Subjunctive2 sable sablade sables sablades
Participles
Present participle sablande
Past participle sablad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of sabla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive sabla ned —
Supine sablat ned —
Imperative sabla ned —
Imper. plural1 sablen ned —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sablar ned sablade ned — —
Ind. plural1 sabla ned sablade ned — —
Subjunctive2 sable ned sablade ned — —
Participles
Present participle nedsablande
Past participle nedsablad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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