krubba
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish krubba, from Old Norse krubba, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Cognate with German Krippe, English crib.
Alternatively, perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German krübbe, kribbe, from Old Saxon kribbia, from Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ.
Noun
editkrubba c
- a manger, a crib, a feeding trough for animals
- Krubborna sättas 85—90 cm över spiltgolvet
- The cribs should be mounted 85—90 cm above the stall floor
- Krubborna sättas 85—90 cm över spiltgolvet
- the particular crib in Bethlehem where baby Jesus was placed
- Till krubbans stråbädd, där det heliga barnet vilade, skyndade fattiga herdar och mäktiga, rika, vise konungar från Österland
- To the straw bed in the crib, where the holy child rested, hasted poor shepherds and mighty, rich, wise kings from the Orient
- Det är alldeles visst, att ljusstrålarna från Betlehems stjärnbelysta krubba och Kristi kors gått ut och gå än i dag ut öfver hela världsrymden.
- It is entirely certain, that the lightbeams from Bethlehem's starlit crib and the cross of Christ have shone and shine still today over the whole universe.
- Till krubbans stråbädd, där det heliga barnet vilade, skyndade fattiga herdar och mäktiga, rika, vise konungar från Österland
- a nativity scene, Clipping of julkrubba.
- a preschool, a crib, Clipping of barnkrubba.
- Falk och amiralen skulle anhålla att få inträda som betalande ledamöter i krubban
- Falk and the admiral would apply to join the crib [charity] as paying members
- Falk och amiralen skulle anhålla att få inträda som betalande ledamöter i krubban
Declension
editDeclension of krubba | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | krubba | krubban | krubbor | krubborna |
Genitive | krubbas | krubbans | krubbors | krubbornas |
Related terms
editVerb
editkrubba (present krubbar, preterite krubbade, supine krubbat, imperative krubba)
- (slang) to eat
- Sista frukosten krubbade vi i oss i den här fina parken.
- The last breakfast we ate in this fine park.
Conjugation
editConjugation of krubba (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | krubba | krubbas | ||
Supine | krubbat | krubbats | ||
Imperative | krubba | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | krubben | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | krubbar | krubbade | krubbas | krubbades |
Ind. plural1 | krubba | krubbade | krubbas | krubbades |
Subjunctive2 | krubbe | krubbade | krubbes | krubbades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | krubbande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish clippings
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish slang
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish weak verbs