simsalabim

See also: Simsalabim

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪmsalabɪm]

Interjection

simsalabim

1. abracadabra (said by someone doing magic or magical trick)

   Synonyms: abrakadabra, čáry máry

Finnish

Etymology

From German Simsalabim (see for more).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimsɑlɑbim/, [ˈs̠ims̠ɑ̝ˌlɑ̝bim]
• Rhymes: -ɑbim
• Syllabification^(key): sim‧sa‧la‧bim

Interjection

simsalabim

1. abracadabra (said by someone doing magic or magical trick)

Further reading

• “simsalabim”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Swedish

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely from a nursery rhyme. Cognate of German Simsalabim.

Interjection

simsalabim

1. abracadabra (said by someone doing magic or a magical trick)

   Synonym: abrakadabra

References

• simsalabim in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• simsalabim in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• simsalabim in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)