tubbak

Faroese

Etymology

From Spanish tabaco, in turn either from Arabic طَبَاق (ṭabāq, “a type of medicinal herb”), also طُبَاق (ṭubāq) (Spanish circa 1410, Arabic dating to 9th century), or from Taíno. The term is thus either an Old World term (of Arabic origin) applied to a New World plant, or a New World word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʰʊpːak]

Noun

tubbak n (genitive singular tubbaks, uncountable)

  1. tobacco

Declension

n4s singular
indefinite definite
nominative tubbak tubbakið
accusative tubbak tubbakið
dative tubbak, tubbaki tubbaknum
genitive tubbaks tubbaksins
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