dubba
English edit
Noun edit
dubba (plural dubbas)
- Alternative form of dubber (“globular vessel”)
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dubba (“to dub (a knight)”), probably borrowed from Old French adober.
Verb edit
dubba
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse dubba (“to dub (a knight)”), probably borrowed from Old French adober, cognate with English dub, used in Swedish since 1657.
Verb edit
dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)
- to dub, to knight (to confer a knighthood upon)
- Geldof har dubbats av Englands drottning till Kommendör av Brittiska Imperieorden för sitt patos mot orättvisor och fattigdom i tredje världen
- Geldof has been dubbed by the Queen of England to commander of the British Imperial order for his pathos against injustices and poverty in the third world
- Geldof har dubbats av Englands drottning till Kommendör av Brittiska Imperieorden för sitt patos mot orättvisor och fattigdom i tredje världen
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of dubba (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dubba | dubbas | ||
| Supine | dubbat | dubbats | ||
| Imperative | dubba | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | dubben | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | dubbar | dubbade | dubbas | dubbades |
| Ind. plural1 | dubba | dubbade | dubbas | dubbades |
| Subjunctive2 | dubbe | dubbade | dubbes | dubbades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | dubbande | |||
| Past participle | dubbad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)
- to stud (e.g. to put studs on a snow tire)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of dubba (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dubba | dubbas | ||
| Supine | dubbat | dubbats | ||
| Imperative | dubba | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | dubben | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | dubbar | dubbade | dubbas | dubbades |
| Ind. plural1 | dubba | dubbade | dubbas | dubbades |
| Subjunctive2 | dubbe | dubbade | dubbes | dubbades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | dubbande | |||
| Past participle | dubbad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From English dub, from double, used since the 20th century, at least since 1973.
Verb edit
dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)
- to dub, to add a soundtrack in a different language to a movie
- Övriga roller har dubbats av bland annat [...]
- Other roles have been dubbed by among others [list of voice actors]
- Övriga roller har dubbats av bland annat [...]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of dubba (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | dubba | dubbas | ||
| Supine | dubbat | dubbats | ||
| Imperative | dubba | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | dubben | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | dubbar | dubbade | dubbas | dubbades |
| Ind. plural1 | dubba | dubbade | dubbas | dubbades |
| Subjunctive2 | dubbe | dubbade | dubbes | dubbades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | dubbande | |||
| Past participle | dubbad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
References edit
- dubba in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dubba in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- dubba in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- dubba in Elias Wessén, Våra ord : deras uttal och ursprung (1979)
- dubba in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (10th ed., 1st printing, 1973)