krubba
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish krubba, from Old Norse krubba, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ. Cognate with German Krippe, English crib.
Alternatively, perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German krübbe, kribbe, from Old Saxon kribbia, from Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ.
Noun
krubba c
- a manger, a crib, a feeding trough for animals
- Krubborna sättas 85—90 cm över spiltgolvet
- The cribs should be mounted 85—90 cm above the stall floor
- the particular crib in Bethlehem where baby Jesus was placed
- Till krubbans stråbädd, där det heliga barnet vilade, skyndade fattiga herdar och mäktiga, rika, vise konungar från Österland
- To the straw bed in the crib, where the holy child rested, hasted poor shepherds and mighty, rich, wise kings from the Orient
- Det är alldeles visst, att ljusstrålarna från Betlehems stjärnbelysta krubba och Kristi kors gått ut och gå än i dag ut öfver hela världsrymden.
- It is entirely certain, that the light beams from Bethlehem's starlit crib and the cross of Christ have shone and shine still today over the whole universe.
- a nativity scene, Clipping of julkrubba.
- a preschool, a crib, Clipping of barnkrubba.
- Falk och amiralen skulle anhålla att få inträda som betalande ledamöter i krubban
- Falk and the admiral would apply to join the crib [charity] as paying members
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | krubba | krubbas |
| definite | krubban | krubbans | |
| plural | indefinite | krubbor | krubbors |
| definite | krubborna | krubbornas |
Related terms
- barnkrubba
- julkrubba
- krubbitare
Verb
krubba (present krubbar, preterite krubbade, supine krubbat, imperative krubba)
- (slang) to eat
- Sista frukosten krubbade vi i oss i den här fina parken.
- The last breakfast we ate in this fine park.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | krubba | krubbas | ||
| supine | krubbat | krubbats | ||
| imperative | krubba | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | krubben | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | krubbar | krubbade | krubbas | krubbades |
| ind. plural1 | krubba | krubbade | krubbas | krubbades |
| subjunctive2 | krubbe | krubbade | krubbes | krubbades |
| present participle | krubbande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
References
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