sabla (accusative singularsablan,pluralsablaj,accusative pluralsablajn)
Back-formation fromsablon m via subtraction of-on. Feminine gender apparently by analogy with pairs likeglaçon m ::glace f.[1]
sabla f (pluralsables)(ORB, broad)
sabla
sabla
FromMalaysebelah, fromse- +belah.
sablá
sablá
FromOld Occitan, fromVulgar Latin*sabla, fromLatinsabula, from the plural ofsabulum, variant ofsabulō. CompareFrenchsable,Italiansabbia.
sabla f (uncountable)
a sabla (third-person singular presentsablează,past participlesablat) 1st conjugation
infinitive | asabla | ||||||
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gerund | sablând | ||||||
past participle | sablat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | sablez | sablezi | sablează | sablăm | sablați | sablează | |
imperfect | sablam | sablai | sabla | sablam | sablați | sablau | |
simple perfect | sablai | sablași | sablă | sablarăm | sablarăți | sablară | |
pluperfect | sablasem | sablaseși | sablase | sablaserăm | sablaserăți | sablaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | săsablez | săsablezi | săsableze | săsablăm | săsablați | săsableze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | sablează | sablați | |||||
negative | nusabla | nusablați |
Adjective attested since 1889. A combination of the expletivessatan(“Satan”) anddjävla(“devil”) and associated withsabel(“sabre”). The literal meaning of the verb is attested since 1610 and the figurative meaning since 1957.
sabla (notcomparable)
There is also an interjectionsablar(“darn it”).
sabla (presentsablar,preteritesablade,supinesablat,imperativesabla)
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | sabla | sablas | ||
supine | sablat | sablats | ||
imperative | sabla | — | ||
imper. plural1 | sablen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | sablar | sablade | sablas | sablades |
ind. plural1 | sabla | sablade | sablas | sablades |
subjunctive2 | sable | sablade | sables | sablades |
present participle | sablande | |||
past participle | sablad |
1 Archaic.2 Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | sablaned | — | ||
supine | sablatned | — | ||
imperative | sablaned | — | ||
imper. plural1 | sablenned | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | sablarned | sabladened | — | — |
ind. plural1 | sablaned | sabladened | — | — |
subjunctive2 | sablened | sabladened | — | — |
present participle | nedsablande | |||
past participle | nedsablad |
1 Archaic.2 Dated. Seethe appendix on Swedish verbs.