gaber

== French == === Etymology === From Middle French, from Old French gaber (“to tell jokes”), from Old Norse gabba (“to mock”), from Proto-Germanic *gabbōną (“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to be split, be forked, gape”). Cognate with Old English gabban (“to scoff, mock, delude, jest”), Old Frisian gabbia (“to accuse”), Middle Dutch gabben (“to mock”), Middle Low German gabben (“to have fun, jest”). More at gab. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡa.be/ === Verb === gaber (transitive, obsolete) to ridicule; mock (transitive) to speak clumsily; to blunder; to laugh ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gabeur gabet === Further reading === “gaber”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French gaber === Verb === gaber to joke ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Norse gabba (“to mock”), from Proto-Germanic *gabbaną (“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to be split, be forked, gape”). Cognate with Old English gabban (“to scoff, mock, delude, jest”), Old Frisian gabbia (“to accuse”), Middle Dutch gabben (“to mock”), Middle Low German gabben (“to have fun, jest”). More at gab. === Verb === gaber to joke; to jest to dupe, to fool ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-b, *-bs, *-bt are modified to p, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== French: gaber