nobba
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Tavringer Romani noba, nåbba, from German Rotwelsch nobis (“nothing”), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]nobba (present nobbar, preterite nobbade, supine nobbat, imperative nobba)
- (colloquial) to reject, to say no (to)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nobba | nobbas | ||
| supine | nobbat | nobbats | ||
| imperative | nobba | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | nobben | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | nobbar | nobbade | nobbas | nobbades |
| ind. plural1 | nobba | nobbade | nobbas | nobbades |
| subjunctive2 | nobbe | nobbade | nobbes | nobbades |
| present participle | nobbande | |||
| past participle | nobbad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- nobba in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- Gerd Carling (2005) “nobba”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 95