laber

See also: lâber, Laber, and lăbèr

Danish

Adjective

laber (plural and definite singular attributive labre)

1. nice
2. pretty
3. alluring
4. (maritime) not very strong wind

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

laber

1. inflection of labern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Latin

Verb

laber

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of labō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German labber.

Adjective

laber (neuter singular labert, definite singular and plural labre)

1. moderate (bris / breeze)

References

• “laber” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German labber.

Adjective

laber (neuter singular labert, definite singular and plural labre)

1. moderate (bris / breeze)

References

• “laber” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch labber.

Adjective

laber (comparative mer laber, superlative mest laber)

1. (nautical, wind) weak, moderate

Declension

Inflection of laber

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	laber	mer laber	mest laber
neuter singular	labert	mer labert	mest labert
plural	labra	mer labra	mest labra
masculine plural2	labre	mer labra	mest labra
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	labre	mer labre	mest labre
all	labra	mer labra	mest labra

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

• laber in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• laber in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• laber in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• laber in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)