abrakadabra

abrakadabra

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin abracadabra.

Noun

abrakadabra

1. abracadabra

Declension

Declension of abrakadabra

nominative	abrakadabra
genitive	abrakadabranıñ
dative	abrakadabrağa
accusative	abrakadabranı
locative	abrakadabrada
ablative	abrakadabradan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈabrakadabra]

Interjection

abrakadabra

1. abracadabra (said by someone doing magic or magical trick)

   Synonyms: simsalabim, čáry máry

Further reading

• abrakadabra in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

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Finnish

Etymology

From Latin abracadabra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑbrɑkɑdɑbrɑ/, [ˈɑbrɑkɑˌdɑbrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑbrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ab‧ra‧ka‧dab‧ra

Noun

abrakadabra

1. abracadabra (complicated technical or other jargon)

Declension

Inflection of abrakadabra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		abrakadabra	abrakadabrat
genitive		abrakadabran	abrakadabrojen
partitive		abrakadabraa	abrakadabroja
illative		abrakadabraan	abrakadabroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		abrakadabra	abrakadabrat
accusative	nom.	abrakadabra	abrakadabrat
	gen.	abrakadabran
genitive		abrakadabran	abrakadabrojen abrakadabrainrare
partitive		abrakadabraa	abrakadabroja
inessive		abrakadabrassa	abrakadabroissa
elative		abrakadabrasta	abrakadabroista
illative		abrakadabraan	abrakadabroihin
adessive		abrakadabralla	abrakadabroilla
ablative		abrakadabralta	abrakadabroilta
allative		abrakadabralle	abrakadabroille
essive		abrakadabrana	abrakadabroina
translative		abrakadabraksi	abrakadabroiksi
instructive		—	abrakadabroin
abessive		abrakadabratta	abrakadabroitta
comitative		—	abrakadabroineen

Possessive forms of abrakadabra (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	abrakadabrani	abrakadabramme
2nd person	abrakadabrasi	abrakadabranne
3rd person	abrakadabransa

Synonyms

• salakieli, heprea

Interjection

abrakadabra

1. abracadabra (used by performing magician to indicate the moment of performing a magical trick or illusion)

Synonyms

• hokkuspokkus

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Late Latin abracadabra, a word used in magical writings, of uncertain origin, possibly from Thracian. Perhaps related to Abraxas (a Gnostic deity), and with various Aramaic or Hebrew terms, such as עברא כדברא‎ (avra kedavra, literally “what was said has come to pass”), עַבְדָא כְּדַברָא‎ (avda kedavara, literally “what was said has been done”); ארבע-אחד-ארבע‎ (arba-eḥad-arba, literally “four-one-four”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːbrakaˈdɑːbra/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑːbra
• Hyphenation: ab‧ra‧ka‧dab‧ra

Noun

abrakadabra n (definite singular abrakadabraet, indefinite plural abrakadabra, definite plural abrakadabraa or abrakadabraene)

1. abracadabra (magic formula where the first line contains these letters)
2. (colloquial) magic potion, patent solution
   • 2009 September 6, Aftenposten, page 3:

     tviler … på at det finnes et abrakadabra for Midtøsten

     … doubts that there is an abracadabra for the Middle East

3. abracadabra (mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.)
   • 1879, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Det ny System, page 156:

     her blev et abracadabra uden øren-lyd over al verden

     here became an abracadabra without ear-sound all over the world

   • 2000, Arild Nyquist, Sølvfiskene, page 19:

     de snakker et kaudervelsk abrakadabra

     they speak an uninteligible abracadabra

Interjection

abrakadabra

1. abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.)
   • 1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II,5, page 340:

     abrakadabra! Styrt i støvet! Der kommer skyen tilbage af sig selv paa min kommando

     abracadabra! Steered in the dust! The cloud comes back by itself at my command

   Abrakadabra! Der lå den forsvunne hjerterkongen

   Abracadabra! There lay the missing King of Hearts

   Synonyms: simsalabim, hokus pokus

See also

• magi (“magic”), overtro (“superstition”), trolldom (“magic”)

References

• “abrakadabra” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abrakadabra” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abrakadabra” in Store norske leksikon

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Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abracadabra. First attested in 1560.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.ra.kaˈdab.ra/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -abra
• Syllabification: ab‧ra‧ka‧dab‧ra

Interjection

abrakadabra

1. abracadabra! (said by performing magician to indicate the moment of performing a magical trick or illusion)

   Synonyms: hokus-pokus, czary-mary, bim sala bim

Noun

abrakadabra f

1. abracadabra, mumbo jumbo (complicated technical or other jargon)
2. (Middle Polish) charm cast on amulets

   Hypernym: zaklęcie

Declension

Declension of abrakadabra

	singular	plural
nominative	abrakadabra	abrakadabry
genitive	abrakadabry	abrakadabr
dative	abrakadabrze	abrakadabrom
accusative	abrakadabrę	abrakadabry
instrumental	abrakadabrą	abrakadabrami
locative	abrakadabrze	abrakadabrach
vocative	abrakadabro	abrakadabry

References

1. “abrakadraba”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2022

Further reading

• abrakadabra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• abrakadabra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Włodzimierz Gruszczyński (01.12.2012), “ABRAKADABRA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “abrakadabra”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 3
• abrakadabra in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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Swedish

Noun

abrakadabra n

1. abracadabra

Declension

Declension of abrakadabra
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	abrakadabra	abrakadabrat	—	—
Genitive	abrakadabras	abrakadabrats	—	—

Interjection

abrakadabra

1. abracadabra

   Synonym: simsalabim

References

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