Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en labb

lab, mitt, paw, skua (jaeger (US))

Meaning

lab; mitt; paw; skua (jaeger (US))

In Swedish: laboratorium

Forms

Forms of labb
Singular, indefiniteen labb
Singular, definitelabben
Plural, indefinitelabbar
Plural, definitelabbarna

labb is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor labb, den stora labben. Check another noun

Practise labb

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Is it en labb or ett labb?

labb in a sentence

  • björnens labbar
    the bear's paws

Questions

What does labb mean in English?

labb means “lab, mitt”.

Is it en labb or ett labb?

It is en labb, and “the lab” is labben.

What is the plural of labb?

The plural of labb is labbar, and the definite plural is labbarna.

Origin

From dialectal labba ’to walk heavily and clumsily.’

Nearby common words

labb is number 1,574 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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