German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Low German and Middle Low German sabben, ultimately from the source of Saft (juice, sap).

Closely related to sabbeln (to babble). Compare southern Dutch zabberen and standard Dutch sabbelen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzabɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: sab‧bern

Verb

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sabbern (weak, third-person singular present sabbert, past tense sabberte, past participle gesabbert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to drivel, to drool

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • sabbern” in Duden online
  • sabbern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache