Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Swedish tabbe.

Noun edit

tabbe m (definite singular tabben, indefinite plural tabber, definite plural tabbene)

  1. a blunder, mistake

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Swedish tabbe.

Noun edit

tabbe m (definite singular tabben, indefinite plural tabbar, definite plural tabbane)

  1. a blunder, mistake

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Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Noun edit

tabbe c

  1. a blunder, mistake
    Det där var en rejäl tabbe
    That was a major blunder
Declension edit
Declension of tabbe 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tabbe tabben tabbar tabbarna
Genitive tabbes tabbens tabbars tabbarnas
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Turkish tabanca.

Noun edit

tabbe c

  1. (slang) a pistol
Declension edit
Declension of tabbe 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tabbe tabben tabbar tabbarna
Genitive tabbes tabbens tabbars tabbarnas

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