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rabalder

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Danish

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Etymology

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Likely a mix-up of a dialectal word balder (noise, row), and Low German rabus (noise, commotion, confusion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rabalder n (singular definite rabalderet, not used in plural form)

  1. a loud noise (e.g. caused by things falling or tipping over on the floor).
    Coordinate terms: bulder, brag, døn, smæld
  2. (figuratively) intense, (sometimes) excessive or superfluous effort, discussion, or attention
    Synonyms: postyr, ståhej

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Swedish

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Noun

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rabalder n

  1. commotion, uproar, stir (general discussion or argument with upset feelings)
    Förslaget har orsakat rabalder
    The proposal has caused a stir

Declension

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Declension of rabalder
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rabalder rabalders
definite rabaldret rabaldrets
plural indefinite
definite

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