sabla

See also: šabla and šabľa

Esperanto

Etymology

From sablo (“sand”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsabla]
• Rhymes: -abla
• Hyphenation: sa‧bla

Adjective

sabla (accusative singular sablan, plural sablaj, accusative plural sablajn)

1. sandy

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.bla/
• Homophones: sablas, sablât

Verb

sabla

1. third-person singular past historic of sabler

Anagrams

• là-bas

Ido

Etymology

From sablo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsabla/

Adjective

sabla

1. sandy, consisting of sand

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *sabla, from Latin sabula, from the plural of sabulum, variant of sabulō. Compare French sable, Italian sabbia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaβlo]

• Audio (Languedocien)

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Noun

sabla f (uncountable)

1. sand

   Synonyms: arena, sorra

Derived terms

• sabladoira
• sablaire
• sablar
• sablàs
• sablièr
• sablina
• sablonar
• sablonenc
• sablonós
• sablum

 

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sabler.

Verb

a sabla (third-person singular present sablează, past participle sablat) 1st conj.

1. to sand

Conjugation

    conjugation of sabla (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a sabla
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	să sablez	să sablezi	să sableze	să sablăm	să sablați	să sableze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		sablează			sablați
	negative		nu sabla			nu sablați

Swedish

Etymology

Adjective attested since 1889. A combination of the expletives satan (“Satan”) and djävla (“devil”) and associated with sabel (“sabre”). The literal meaning of the verb is attested since 1610 and the figurative meaning since 1957.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːbˌla/

Adverb

sabla (not comparable)

1. A mild expletive; darn.

   Synonyms: attans, djävla, förbaskad, jämrans, nedrans, rackarns, satans

   Det var en sabla otur att jag kom för sent.

   It was darned unlucky that I was late.

Usage notes

There is also an interjection sablar (“darn it”).

Verb

sabla (present sablar, preterite sablade, supine sablat, imperative sabla)

1. (archaic) To sabre.

   Kavalleristerna sablade de flyende bönderna.

   The cavalry soldiers sabred the fleeing peasants.

2. (sabla ned) to pan, to criticize mercilessly

   Den nya pjäsen blev nedsablad av en enad kritikerkår.

   The new play was unanimously panned by the critics.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sabla (weak)

	Active		Passive
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
	Participles
Present participle	sablande
Past participle	sablad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of sabla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	sabla ned		—
Supine	sablat ned		—
Imperative	sabla ned		—
Imper. plural1	sablen ned		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sablar ned	sablade ned	—	—
Ind. plural1	sabla ned	sablade ned	—	—
Subjunctive2	sable ned	sablade ned	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	nedsablande
Past participle	nedsablad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• sabla ner (variant)

Related terms

• nedsabla
• nedsabling

 

References

• sabla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sabla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sabla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)