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tabe.

to lose (a thing)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈtˢæːb̥ə][ˈtˢæːʊ]colloquial
  1. to lose (a thing)

  2. to lose (a battle or a match)

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish tapæ, from Old Norse tapa (“to lose”), cognate with Norwegian Bokmål tape and Swedish tappa. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *tapōną, *tappōną, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂p (“to sacrifice, lose”), cf. Latin damnum (“loss”) = Old Norse tafn (“sacrificial meat”).

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