pabbi

Icelandic

Etymology

Onomatopoeic word for "father" found in similar form across many languages; see English papa for more.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʰapːɪ]
  • Rhymes: -apːɪ

Noun

pabbi m (genitive singular pabba, nominative plural pabbar)

  1. (colloquial) dad (colloquial word for father)
    Synonym: faðir

Declension

Declension of pabbi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pabbi pabbinn pabbar pabbarnir
accusative pabba pabbann pabba pabbana
dative pabba pabbanum pöbbum pöbbunum
genitive pabba pabbans pabba pabbanna

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “pabbi”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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