tabe

Pronunciation: [ˈtˢæːb̥ə]

“tabe” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

to lose (a thing)
to lose (a battle or a match)

Etymology

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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