Tabu

See also: tabu, tabú, tabù, and tabū

German

Etymology

From English taboo, from Tongan tapu (“prohibited, sacred”), from Proto-Polynesian *tapu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /taˈbuː/

Noun

Tabu n (genitive Tabus, plural Tabus)

  1. taboo

Declension
Declension of Tabu
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Tabu die Tabus
genitive eines des Tabus der Tabus
dative einem dem Tabu den Tabus
accusative ein das Tabu die Tabus

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Tabu in Duden online
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