Gaabi

See also: gabi, Gabi, and gab-i

Alemannic German

Etymology

From French Gabriel, from Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβριήλ (Gabriḗl), from Hebrew גבריאל‎ (gaḇrīʾēl, “Gabriel, an archangel associated with carrying messages from God”).

Proper noun

Gaabi n

  1. (Uri) A diminutive of the male given name Gabriel, equivalent to English Gabe.

References
  • “Gaabi” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 58.
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