Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *abjǭ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ebba m

  1. an ebb, receding of water

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative ebba ebban
accusative ebban ebban
genitive ebban ebbena
dative ebban ebbum

Descendants

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  • Middle English: ebbe, eb
    • English: ebb
    • Scots: ebb

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Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin equa, feminine form of equus (horse).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    ebba f (plural ebbas) (Limba Sarda Comuna)

    1. mare (female horse)

    Descendants

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    • Catalan: eba

    Further reading

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    • ebba”, in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda [Online Dictionary of the Sardinian Language and Culture] (in Sardinian, Italian, and English), Autonomous Region of Sardinia [Sardinian: Regione Autonoma della Sardegna]

    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    ebb +‎ -a

    Verb

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    ebba (present ebbar, preterite ebbade, supine ebbat, imperative ebba)

    1. only used in ebba ut

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of ebba (weak)
    active passive
    infinitive ebba
    supine ebbat
    imperative ebba
    imper. plural1 ebben
    present past present past
    indicative ebbar ebbade
    ind. plural1 ebba ebbade
    subjunctive2 ebbe ebbade
    present participle ebbande
    past participle

    1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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