sabla

Esperanto

Adjective

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

sandy

French

Pronunciation

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

Verb

sabla

third-person singular past historic of sabler

Anagrams

là-bas

Ido

Etymology

From sablo +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsa.bla/

Adjective

sabla

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]

Noun

sabla f (uncountable)

sand

Synonyms

arena
sorra

Swedish

Etymology

Adjective attested since 1889. A combination of the expletives satan (literary "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/

Adjective

sabla

A mild expletive; darn.
Det var en sabla otur att jag kom för sent.
"It was darned unlucky that I was late."

Synonyms

förbaskad
rackarns
satans
djävla

Verb

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

(archaic) To saber.
Kavalleristerna sablade de flyende bönderna.
"The cavalry soldiers sabred the fleeing peasants."
Used with the particle ned ("down"), especially in the meaning "to criticize mercilessly"; to pan.
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
Present tense	sablar	sablas
Past tense	sablade	sablades
Supine	sablat	sablats
Imperative	sabla	—
Present participle	sablande
Past participle	sablad

Conjugation of sabla ned

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	sabla ned	-
Present tense	sablar ned	-
Past tense	sablade ned	-
Supine	sablat ned	-
Imperative	sabla ned	-
Present participle	nedsablande
Past participle	nedsablad

Synonyms

sabla ner (variant spelling)

Related terms

nedsabla
nedsabling