gräbba

Swedish

Alternative forms

• grebba

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish grebba. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɛbˌa/

• Audio (Småland):

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Noun

gräbba c

1. (Southern dialect) girl

   Synonyms: flicka, tjej, tös

   Antonym: here (“boy”)

   • 2008 December 30, “Gåtan Birgit Nilsson lever vidare [The enigma of Birgit Nilsson lives on]”, in Gefle Dagblad:

     Hon var den ultimata operadivan, men också en skånsk gräbba med fötterna stadiga i betåkern.

     She was the ultimate opera diva, but also a lass from Skåne with her feet firmly planted in the sugar beet fields.

   • 2019 August 6, Christer Gustafsson, Smålänning‎^[1]:

     "Gräbba" från Vislanda avslutade sommaren

     Lass from Vislanda concluded the summer

Declension

Declension of gräbba

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gräbba	gräbbas
	definite	gräbban	gräbbans
plural	indefinite	gräbbor	gräbbors
	definite	gräbborna	gräbbornas

References

• gräbba in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)