jobb

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒɔp/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: Job

Verb

jobb

  1. singular imperative of jobben

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjobː]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -obː

Etymology 1

+ -bb

Adjective

jobb

  1. comparative degree of (good), better
    Antonym: rosszabb
    Most jobb munkám van.I have a better job now.
Derived terms
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Adverb

jobb (not comparable)

  1. construed with szeretne in any person and tense: Alternative form of jobban (more, rather, preferably)
    Jobb szeretnék hazamenni.I’d rather go home. (literally, “I would preferably like to…”)

Etymology 2

Lexicalization of (good) + -bb (comparative-degree suffix).[1]

Adjective

jobb

  1. right (antonym of left)
    Antonym: bal
    jobb kézright hand
Declension
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative jobb jobbak
accusative jobbat jobbakat
dative jobbnak jobbaknak
instrumental jobbal jobbakkal
causal-final jobbért jobbakért
translative jobbá jobbakká
terminative jobbig jobbakig
essive-formal jobbként jobbakként
essive-modal
inessive jobban jobbakban
superessive jobbon jobbakon
adessive jobbnál jobbaknál
illative jobba jobbakba
sublative jobbra jobbakra
allative jobbhoz jobbakhoz
elative jobból jobbakból
delative jobbról jobbakról
ablative jobbtól jobbaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
jobbé jobbaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
jobbéi jobbakéi
Derived terms
Compound words

Noun

jobb (plural jobbok)

  1. right hand, (rarely) right foot
    jobbját nyújtjaoffer one’s right hand
Declension
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative jobb jobbak
accusative jobbat jobbakat
dative jobbnak jobbaknak
instrumental jobbal jobbakkal
causal-final jobbért jobbakért
translative jobbá jobbakká
terminative jobbig jobbakig
essive-formal jobbként jobbakként
essive-modal
inessive jobban jobbakban
superessive jobbon jobbakon
adessive jobbnál jobbaknál
illative jobba jobbakba
sublative jobbra jobbakra
allative jobbhoz jobbakhoz
elative jobból jobbakból
delative jobbról jobbakról
ablative jobbtól jobbaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
jobbé jobbaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
jobbéi jobbakéi
Possessive forms of jobb
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. jobbom jobbjaim
2nd person sing. jobbod jobbjaid
3rd person sing. jobbja jobbjai
1st person plural jobbunk jobbjaink
2nd person plural jobbotok jobbjaitok
3rd person plural jobbjuk jobbjaik
Derived terms
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References

  1. jobb in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • (better): jobb , redirecting to in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (right [side]): jobb in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Etymology 1

From English job.

Noun

jobb m (definite singular jobben, indefinite plural jobber, definite plural jobbene)

  1. job, work, employment
Synonyms
Derived terms

Verb

jobb

  1. imperative of jobbe

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English job.

Noun

jobb m (definite singular jobben, indefinite plural jobbar, definite plural jobbane)

  1. job, work, employment

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From English job.

Noun

jobb n

  1. job; a task
  2. job; economic role for which a person is paid
    Synonyms: arbete, (colloquial) kneg
  3. a place of work; place where the work performed as part of an employment takes place
  4. (dated, somewhat condescending) speculation; investments with higher than normal risks

Declension

Declension of jobb 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jobb jobbet jobb jobben
Genitive jobbs jobbets jobbs jobbens

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Further reading

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