taboe

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English taboo, from Tongan tapu, from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taːˈbu/

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• Hyphenation: ta‧boe
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

taboe n (plural taboes, diminutive taboetje n)

1. taboo, prohibition

Adjective

taboe (not comparable)

1. taboo, not allowed

Declension

Inflection of taboe
uninflected	taboe
inflected	taboe
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		taboe
indefinite	m./f. sing.	taboe
	n. sing.	taboe
	plural	taboe
definite		taboe
partitive		taboes

Derived terms

• taboeïseren
• taboesfeer