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pabbi

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic word for "father" found in similar form across many languages; see English papa for more.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pabbi m (genitive singular pabba, nominative plural pabbar)

  1. (colloquial) dad (colloquial word for father)
    Synonym: faðir

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “pabbi”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)