babba

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpapːa/
  • Rhymes: -apːa
  • Homophone: babbað

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bō-. Compare Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”).

Noun

babba m (no inflection)

  1. (familiar) dad, daddy
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Verb

babba (third person singular past indicative babbaði, third person plural past indicative babbaðu, supine babbað)

  1. to kid
Conjugation
   Conjugation of babba
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infinitive babba
present participle babbandi
past participle a6 babbaður
supine babbað
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present babbi babbar babbar babba
past babbaði babbaði babbaði babbaðu
imperative – tú – tit
present — babba! — babbið!
Synonyms
  • møsna, tvætla, roksa, svassa

Hungarian

Etymology

bab +‎ -ba

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒbːɒ]
  • Hyphenation: bab‧ba

Noun

babba

  1. illative singular of bab

Nyunga

Adjective

babba

  1. bad, foolish, childish, weak

References
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Sicilian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbabba/
  • Hyphenation: bab‧ba

Etymology 1

From Latin babbìus (“fool”).

Noun

babba f (plural babbi)

  1. fool, silly, stupid

Etymology 2

From Latin barba (“beard”).

Noun

babba m or f (plural babbi)

  1. (anatomy) beard
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