vabba

Swedish

Etymology

From the acronym vab (vård av barn, “care of child”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²vaba/
  • Rhymes: -²aba

Verb

vabba (present vabbar, preterite vabbade, supine vabbat, imperative vabba)

  1. to stay at home from work to care for a sick child (a legal form of sick leave in Sweden)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vabba (weak)
active passive
infinitive vabba —
supine vabbat —
imperative vabba —
imper. plural1 vabben —
present past present past
indicative vabbar vabbade — —
ind. plural1 vabba vabbade — —
subjunctive2 vabbe vabbade — —
present participle vabbande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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