nobba
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Tavringer Romani noba, nåbba, from German Rotwelsch nobis (“nothing”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nobba (present nobbar, preterite nobbade, supine nobbat, imperative nobba)
- (colloquial) to reject, to say no (to)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of nobba (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | nobba | nobbas | ||
| Supine | nobbat | nobbats | ||
| Imperative | nobba | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | nobben | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | nobbar | nobbade | nobbas | nobbades |
| Ind. plural1 | nobba | nobbade | nobbas | nobbades |
| Subjunctive2 | nobbe | nobbade | nobbes | nobbades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | nobbande | |||
| Past participle | nobbad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
References edit
- nobba in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- Gerd Carling (2005) “nobba”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 95