dubb
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editdubb (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
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUltimately related to Proto-Germanic *dubilaz (“dowel, peg”), presumably via Middle Low German. Compare German Dübel (“dowel”).
Noun
editdubb c
- (often in the plural) a short, roughly cylindrical protrusion to prevent slipping (on ice)
Declension
editDeclension of dubb | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dubb | dubben | dubbar | dubbarna |
Genitive | dubbs | dubbens | dubbars | dubbarnas |
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editdubb 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
editDeclension of dubb | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dubb | dubben | dubbar | dubbarna |
Genitive | dubbs | dubbens | dubbars | dubbarnas |
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