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dubba

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English

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Noun

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dubba (plural dubbas)

  1. Alternative form of dubber (globular vessel)

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Verb

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dubba

  1. to clean, to groom

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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
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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
present participle dubbande
past participle dubbad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Etymology 2

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dubb +‎ -a, used 1817.

Verb

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

  1. to stud (e.g. to put studs on a snow tire)
Conjugation
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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
present participle dubbande
past participle dubbad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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Etymology 3

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

Verb

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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
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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
present participle dubbande
past participle dubbad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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