abrakadabra
التعريفات والمعاني
== Crimean Tatar ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin abracadabra.
=== Noun ===
abrakadabra
abracadabra
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
== Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
First attested in the 19th century.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈabrakadabra]
=== Interjection ===
abrakadabra
abracadabra (said by someone doing magic or magical trick)
Synonyms: simsalabim, čáry máry
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“abrakadabra”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin abracadabra.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɑbrɑkɑdɑbrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝brɑ̝kɑ̝ˌdɑ̝brɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑbrɑ
Syllabification(key): ab‧ra‧ka‧dab‧ra
Hyphenation(key): ab‧ra‧ka‧dab‧ra
=== Noun ===
abrakadabra
abracadabra (complicated technical or other jargon)
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
salakieli, heprea
=== Interjection ===
abrakadabra
abracadabra (used by performing magician to indicate the moment of performing a magical trick or illusion)
==== Synonyms ====
hokkuspokkus
=== Further reading ===
“abrakadabra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Late Latin abracadabra.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑːbrakaˈdɑːbra/
Rhymes: -ɑːbra
Hyphenation: ab‧ra‧ka‧dab‧ra
=== Noun ===
abrakadabra n (definite singular abrakadabraet, indefinite plural abrakadabra, definite plural abrakadabraa or abrakadabraene)
abracadabra (magic formula where the first line contains these letters)
(colloquial) magic potion, patent solution
abracadabra (mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.)
=== Interjection ===
abrakadabra
abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.)
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
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin abracadabra. First attested in 1560.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -abra
Syllabification: a‧bra‧ka‧da‧bra
=== Interjection ===
abrakadabra
(occult) abracadabra! (said by performing magician to indicate the moment of performing a magical trick or illusion)
Synonyms: czary-mary, bim sala bim, hokus-pokus
=== Noun ===
abrakadabra f
abracadabra, mumbo jumbo (complicated technical or other jargon)
(Middle Polish, occult) charm cast on amulets
Hypernym: zaklęcie
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“abrakadabra”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
“abrakadabra”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)
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
== Slovak ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /abrakadabra/, [ˈabrakadabra]
Rhymes: -abra
Hyphenation: ab‧ra‧ka‧dab‧ra
=== Interjection ===
abrakadabra
abracadabra (said by someone doing magic or magical trick)
=== Further reading ===
“abrakadabra”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
abrakadabra n
abracadabra
==== Declension ====
=== Interjection ===
abrakadabra
abracadabra
Synonym: simsalabim
=== References ===
“abrakadabra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“abrakadabra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“abrakadabra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish abracadabra, from Late Latin abracadabra. See also Ancient Greek ἀβράξας (abráxas).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔabɾakaˈdabɾa/ [ˌʔaː.bɾɐ.x̠ɐˈd̪aː.bɾɐ]
Rhymes: -abɾa
Syllabification: a‧bra‧ka‧da‧bra
=== Noun ===
ábrakadábra (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜃᜇᜊ᜔ᜇ)
abracadabra
mumbo jumbo; nonsense (meaningless words)
=== Further reading ===
“abrakadabra”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“abrakadabra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 4
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French abracadabra.
=== Noun ===
abrakadabra (definite accusative abrakadabrayı, uncountable)
abracadabra
=== References ===
“abrakadabra”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu