German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German sabben, ultimately from the source of Saft (juice, sap).

Closely related to sabbeln (to babble). Compare southern Dutch zabberen and standard Dutch sabbelen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzabɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: sab‧bern

Verb edit

sabbern (weak, third-person singular present sabbert, past tense sabberte, past participle gesabbert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to drivel, to drool

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • sabbern” in Duden online
  • sabbern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache