tabú
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English taboo, from Tongan tapu (“prohibited”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tabú m (plural tabús)
Derived terms
- mot tabú
Further reading
- “tabú”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from English taboo, from Tongan tapu (“prohibited”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰaːpuː/
Noun
tabú n (genitive singular tabús, nominative plural tabú)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tabú | tabúið | tabú | tabúin |
| accusative | tabú | tabúið | tabú | tabúin |
| dative | tabúi | tabúinu | tabúum | tabúunum |
| genitive | tabús | tabúsins | tabúa | tabúanna |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English taboo, from Tongan tapu (“prohibited”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taˈbu/ [t̪aˈβ̞u]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: ta‧bú
Adjective
tabú m or f (masculine and feminine plural tabúes or tabús)
Noun
tabú m (plural tabúes or tabús)
Further reading
- “tabú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024