labb

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lapː/
  • Rhymes: -apː

Noun

labb n (genitive singular labbs)

  1. saunter, stroll

Declension
declension of labb
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative labb labbið
accusative labb labbið
dative labbi labbinu
genitive labbs labbsins

Synonyms

Swedish

Etymology 1

From dialectal labba ’to walk heavily and clumsily.’

Noun

labb c

  1. Skua; a seabird in the family Stercorariidae.
Declension
Declension of labb 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative labb labben labbar labbarna
Genitive labbs labbens labbars labbarnas

Etymology 2

Ablaut of Old Norse lófi; see handlov.

Noun

labb c

  1. A paw, a mitt.
  2. (colloquial) A big hand.
Declension
Declension of labb 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative labb labben labbar labbarna
Genitive labbs labbens labbars labbarnas

Etymology 3

Contraction of laboration (“laboratory experiment.”)

Noun

labb c

  1. (colloquial) An experiment conducted in a laboratory, especially within teaching.
Declension
Declension of labb 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative labb labben labbar labbarna
Genitive labbs labbens labbars labbarnas

Etymology 4

Contraction of laboratorium (“laboratory.”)

Noun

labb n

  1. (colloquial) Lab, laboratory.
Declension
Declension of labb 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative labb labbet labb labben
Genitive labbs labbets labbs labbens
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