tabberas

Swedish

Alternative forms

• tabelras, table rase, tabbrasch

Etymology

Borrowed from French table rase, derived from Latin tabula rasa, with the spelling changed to suit the French-style pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaˌbɛˈrɑːs/

• Audio (Kronoberg):

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Noun

tabberas n

1. (dated, 19th to 20th century) A party were the guests have consumed all served food.
2. (card games) Clear the table from the last card(s).

   Synonym: tabbe

3. (obsolete, 19th to 20th century) Complete and total destruction, devastation.

Declension

Declension of tabberas

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tabberas	tabberas
	definite	tabberaset	tabberasets
plural	indefinite	tabberas	tabberas
	definite	tabberasen	tabberasens

Further reading

• tabberas in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• tabberas in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• sabbater