krabba

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

(of noun) krabben
(of verb) krabbet

Noun

krabba m or f

definite feminine singular of krabbe

Verb

krabba

simple past and past participle of krabbe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

krabben

Noun

krabba m or f

definite feminine singular of krabbe

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krabba, krabbe, from Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, from Proto-Indo-European *grobʰ- (“to crawl, scratch”). See also kräfta (“crayfish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkraˌbːa/

Noun

krabba c

a crab (animal)
Små krabbor sprang upp och ner längs stranden.
Little crabs scuttled up and down the beach.

Declension

Declension of krabba
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	krabba	krabban	krabbor	krabborna
Genitive	krabbas	krabbans	krabbors	krabbornas

Derived terms

blåskrabba
cirkelkrabba
fyrkantskrabba
kamtjatkakrabba
krabbfiske
krabbtaska
krabbtina
kungskrabba
landkrabba
marmorkrabba
nagelkrabba
näskrabba
snökrabba
spindelkrabba
stenkrabba
strandkrabba
tjockhårskrabba
tretandskrabba

References

krabba in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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