Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From 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 edit

krubba c

  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. a nativity scene, Clipping of julkrubba.
  4. 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

Declension edit

Declension of krubba 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krubba krubban krubbor krubborna
Genitive krubbas krubbans krubbors krubbornas

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Verb edit

krubba (present krubbar, preterite krubbade, supine krubbat, imperative krubba)

  1. (slang) to eat
    Sista frukosten krubbade vi i oss i den här fina parken.
    The last breakfast we ate in this fine park.

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