labb

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lapː/
  • Rhymes: -apː

Noun

labb n (genitive singular labbs, no plural)

  1. saunter, stroll
    Synonyms: rölt, ról, göngutúr

Declension

Declension of labb (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative labb labbið
accusative labb labbið
dative labbi labbinu
genitive labbs labbsins

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Cf. Swedish labb and Danish lab.

Noun

labb m (definite singular labben, indefinite plural labbar, definite plural labbane)

  1. paw (foot of an animal)

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From dialectal labba ’to walk heavily and clumsily.’

Noun

labb c

  1. Skua; a seabird in the family Stercorariidae.
Declension

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

  1. a larger paw (of for example a bear)
    Synonym: (front paw of a bear) ram
    björnens labbar
    the bear's paws
  2. a flipper (of a seal)
  3. (colloquial) a (big) hand
Usage notes

The more general word for paw is tass.

Declension
See also

Etymology 3

Contraction of laboration (laboratory experiment.)

Noun

labb c

  1. (colloquial) An experiment conducted in a laboratory, especially within teaching.
Declension

Etymology 4

Contraction of laboratorium (laboratory.)

Noun

labb n

  1. (colloquial) Lab, laboratory.
Declension

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