"babba" meaning in Faroese

See babba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpapːa/ Forms: babba [genitive, singular], babba [plural]
Rhymes: -apːa Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *bō-. Compare Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”). Etymology templates: {{der|fo|gem-pro|*bō-}} Proto-Germanic *bō-, {{cog|stq|Baabe|t=father, dad}} Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”) Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|genitive singular|babba|||||plural|babba|||||cat2=|cat3=|g=m|head=}} babba m (genitive singular babba, plural babba), {{fo-noun|m|babba|babba}} babba m (genitive singular babba, plural babba)
  1. (familiar) dad, daddy Tags: familiar, masculine Synonyms: faðir, pápi
    Sense id: en-babba-fo-noun-jSj87rvZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0

Verb

IPA: /ˈpapːa/
Rhymes: -apːa Head templates: {{head|fo|verb|||||third person singular past indicative|babbaði|third person plural past indicative|babbaðu|supine|babbað|f3request=1|f4request=1|f5request=1|head=}} babba (third person singular past indicative babbaði, third person plural past indicative babbaðu, supine babbað), {{fo-verb|babbaði|babbaðu|babbað}} babba (third person singular past indicative babbaði, third person plural past indicative babbaðu, supine babbað) Forms: babbaði [indicative, past, singular, third-person], babbaðu [indicative, past, plural, third-person], babbað [supine], no-table-tags [table-tags], babba [infinitive], babbað [supine], babbi [first-person, present, singular], babbaði [first-person, past, singular], babbar [present, second-person, singular], babbaði [past, second-person, singular], babbar [present, singular, third-person], babbaði [past, singular, third-person], babba [plural, present], babbaðu [past, plural], babbandi [participle, present], babbaður [participle, past], babba! [imperative, singular], babbið! [imperative, plural]
  1. to kid Synonyms: møsna, tvætla, roksa, svassa
    Sense id: en-babba-fo-verb-0I5anaYX Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "name": "Family",
      "orig": "fo:Family",
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *bō-. Compare Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "babba",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babba",
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      ]
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "noun",
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        "4": "babba",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
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        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "dad, daddy"
      ],
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          "dad",
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        ],
        [
          "daddy",
          "daddy"
        ]
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        "(familiar) dad, daddy"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "faðir"
        },
        {
          "word": "pápi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "familiar",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpapːa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apːa"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "babbað"
    }
  ],
  "word": "babba"
}

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    {
      "form": "babbaði",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaðu",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbað",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbað",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbandi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaður",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babba!",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbið!",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "supine",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "third person singular past indicative",
        "8": "babbaði",
        "9": "third person plural past indicative",
        "f3request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "f5request": "1",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "fo-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to kid"
      ],
      "id": "en-babba-fo-verb-0I5anaYX",
      "links": [
        [
          "kid",
          "kid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "møsna"
        },
        {
          "word": "tvætla"
        },
        {
          "word": "roksa"
        },
        {
          "word": "svassa"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpapːa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apːa"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "babbað"
    }
  ],
  "word": "babba"
}
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        "1": "stq",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *bō-. Compare Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "babba",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babba",
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        "plural"
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        "2": "babba",
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      "glosses": [
        "dad, daddy"
      ],
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        [
          "dad",
          "dad"
        ],
        [
          "daddy",
          "daddy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(familiar) dad, daddy"
      ],
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        "familiar",
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpapːa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apːa"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "babbað"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "faðir"
    },
    {
      "word": "pápi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "babba"
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      "form": "babbaði",
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    {
      "form": "babbaðu",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbað",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbað",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaði",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaðu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbandi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbaður",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babba!",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "babbið!",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "to kid"
      ],
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          "kid"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpapːa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-apːa"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "babbað"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "møsna"
    },
    {
      "word": "tvætla"
    },
    {
      "word": "roksa"
    },
    {
      "word": "svassa"
    }
  ],
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}

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