dubba

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

dubba (plural dubbas)

  1. Alternative form of dubber (“globular vessel”)

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse dubba (“to dub (a knight)”), probably borrowed from Old French adober.

Verb[edit]

dubba

  1. to clean, to groom

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse dubba (“to dub (a knight)”), probably borrowed from Old French adober, cognate with English dub, used in Swedish since 1657.

Verb[edit]

dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)

  1. to dub, to knight (to confer a knighthood upon)
    Geldof har dubbats av Englands drottning till Kommendör av Brittiska Imperieorden för sitt patos mot orättvisor och fattigdom i tredje världen
    Geldof has been dubbed by the Queen of England to commander of the British Imperial order for his pathos against injustices and poverty in the third world
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of dubba (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dubba dubbas
Supine dubbat dubbats
Imperative dubba —
Imper. plural1 dubben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dubbar dubbade dubbas dubbades
Ind. plural1 dubba dubbade dubbas dubbades
Subjunctive2 dubbe dubbade dubbes dubbades
Participles
Present participle dubbande
Past participle dubbad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

dubb +‎ -a, used 1817.

Verb[edit]

dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)

  1. to stud (e.g. to put studs on a snow tire)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of dubba (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dubba dubbas
Supine dubbat dubbats
Imperative dubba —
Imper. plural1 dubben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dubbar dubbade dubbas dubbades
Ind. plural1 dubba dubbade dubbas dubbades
Subjunctive2 dubbe dubbade dubbes dubbades
Participles
Present participle dubbande
Past participle dubbad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From English dub, from double, used since the 20th century, at least since 1973.

Verb[edit]

dubba (present dubbar, preterite dubbade, supine dubbat, imperative dubba)

  1. to dub, to add a soundtrack in a different language to a movie
    Övriga roller har dubbats av bland annat [...]
    Other roles have been dubbed by among others [list of voice actors]
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of dubba (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive dubba dubbas
Supine dubbat dubbats
Imperative dubba —
Imper. plural1 dubben —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dubbar dubbade dubbas dubbades
Ind. plural1 dubba dubbade dubbas dubbades
Subjunctive2 dubbe dubbade dubbes dubbades
Participles
Present participle dubbande
Past participle dubbad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=dubba&oldid=76470935"