dubb
English edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic دُبّ (dubb, “bear”). The Anglicization appears only rarely or ad hoc. One Richard Pockocke in 1738 reported that the dubber was seen only rarely in Egypt.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dubb (plural dubbs)
- The Eurasian brown bear Ursus arctos syriacus.
- Synonyms: Syrian bear, Syrian brown bear
See also edit
- Dubhe
- Syrian Brown Bear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ursus arctos syriacus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ursus arctos syriacus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
References edit
- ^ Bernd Brunner, Bears: a brief history, Yale University Press, 2007, p. 73)
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *dubilaz (“dowel, peg”), presumably via Middle Low German. Compare German Dübel (“dowel”).
Noun edit
dubb c
- (often in the plural) a short, roughly cylindrical protrusion to prevent slipping (on ice)
Declension edit
Declension of dubb | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dubb | dubben | dubbar | dubbarna |
Genitive | dubbs | dubbens | dubbars | dubbarnas |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
dubb c
- (informal) a dub (instance of voice replacement, in a movie, cartoon, or the like, especially for translation)
- Synonym: dubbning
- den svenska dubben
- the Swedish dub
Declension edit
Declension of dubb | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dubb | dubben | dubbar | dubbarna |
Genitive | dubbs | dubbens | dubbars | dubbarnas |