dubb

English

Etymology

From Arabic دُبّ‎ (dubb, “bear”), from Proto-Semitic. The anglicization appears only rarely or ad hoc. One Richard Pockocke in 1738 reported that the dubber was seen only rarely in Egypt.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

dubb (plural dubbs)

  1. The Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus)

See also

References
  1. Bernd Brunner, Bears: a brief history, Yale University Press, 2007, p. 73)

Swedish

Noun

dubb c

  1. (often in the plural) a short, roughly cylindrical protrusion to prevent slipping (on ice)
    1. a stud (on tires)
    2. a cleat, a stud (on shoes)

Declension
Declension of dubb 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dubb dubben dubbar dubbarna
Genitive dubbs dubbens dubbars dubbarnas

Derived terms

See also
  • brodd (“ice cleat”)
  • dobb (“cleat, stud (on sports shoes)”)
  • stegjärn (“crampon”)

References
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