# abrakadabra
## 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]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈabrakadabra]

### Interjection

abrakadabra
* abracadabra (said by someone doing magic or magical trick)
    Synonyms: simsalabim, čáry máry

### Further reading

* “abrakadabra”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin abracadabra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑbrɑkɑdɑbrɑ/, [ˈɑ̝brɑ̝kɑ̝ˌdɑ̝brɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑbrɑ
* Hyphenation: ab‧ra‧ka‧dab‧ra

### Noun

abrakadabra
* abracadabra (complicated technical or other jargon)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of abrakadabra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abrakadabrani
abrakadabrani
accusative
nom.
abrakadabrani
abrakadabrani
gen.
abrakadabrani
genitive
abrakadabrani
abrakadabrojeni abrakadabraini $^{rare}$
partitive
abrakadabraani
abrakadabrojani
inessive
abrakadabrassani
abrakadabroissani
elative
abrakadabrastani
abrakadabroistani
illative
abrakadabraani
abrakadabroihini
adessive
abrakadabrallani
abrakadabroillani
ablative
abrakadabraltani
abrakadabroiltani
allative
abrakadabralleni
abrakadabroilleni
essive
abrakadabranani
abrakadabroinani
translative
abrakadabrakseni
abrakadabroikseni
abessive
abrakadabrattani
abrakadabroittani
instructive
comitative
—abrakadabroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abrakadabrasi
abrakadabrasi
accusative
nom.
abrakadabrasi
abrakadabrasi
gen.
abrakadabrasi
genitive
abrakadabrasi
abrakadabrojesi abrakadabraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
abrakadabraasi
abrakadabrojasi
inessive
abrakadabrassasi
abrakadabroissasi
elative
abrakadabrastasi
abrakadabroistasi
illative
abrakadabraasi
abrakadabroihisi
adessive
abrakadabrallasi
abrakadabroillasi
ablative
abrakadabraltasi
abrakadabroiltasi
allative
abrakadabrallesi
abrakadabroillesi
essive
abrakadabranasi
abrakadabroinasi
translative
abrakadabraksesi
abrakadabroiksesi
abessive
abrakadabrattasi
abrakadabroittasi
instructive
comitative
—abrakadabroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abrakadabramme
abrakadabramme
accusative
nom.
abrakadabramme
abrakadabramme
gen.
abrakadabramme
genitive
abrakadabramme
abrakadabrojemme abrakadabraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
abrakadabraamme
abrakadabrojamme
inessive
abrakadabrassamme
abrakadabroissamme
elative
abrakadabrastamme
abrakadabroistamme
illative
abrakadabraamme
abrakadabroihimme
adessive
abrakadabrallamme
abrakadabroillamme
ablative
abrakadabraltamme
abrakadabroiltamme
allative
abrakadabrallemme
abrakadabroillemme
essive
abrakadabranamme
abrakadabroinamme
translative
abrakadabraksemme
abrakadabroiksemme
abessive
abrakadabrattamme
abrakadabroittamme
instructive
comitative
—abrakadabroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abrakadabranne
abrakadabranne
accusative
nom.
abrakadabranne
abrakadabranne
gen.
abrakadabranne
genitive
abrakadabranne
abrakadabrojenne abrakadabrainne $^{rare}$
partitive
abrakadabraanne
abrakadabrojanne
inessive
abrakadabrassanne
abrakadabroissanne
elative
abrakadabrastanne
abrakadabroistanne
illative
abrakadabraanne
abrakadabroihinne
adessive
abrakadabrallanne
abrakadabroillanne
ablative
abrakadabraltanne
abrakadabroiltanne
allative
abrakadabrallenne
abrakadabroillenne
essive
abrakadabrananne
abrakadabroinanne
translative
abrakadabraksenne
abrakadabroiksenne
abessive
abrakadabrattanne
abrakadabroittanne
instructive
comitative
—abrakadabroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
abrakadabransa
abrakadabransa
accusative
nom.
abrakadabransa
abrakadabransa
gen.
abrakadabransa
genitive
abrakadabransa
abrakadabrojensa abrakadabrainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
abrakadabraansa
abrakadabrojaan abrakadabrojansa
inessive
abrakadabrassaan abrakadabrassansa
abrakadabroissaan abrakadabroissansa
elative
abrakadabrastaan abrakadabrastansa
abrakadabroistaan abrakadabroistansa
illative
abrakadabraansa
abrakadabroihinsa
adessive
abrakadabrallaan abrakadabrallansa
abrakadabroillaan abrakadabroillansa
ablative
abrakadabraltaan abrakadabraltansa
abrakadabroiltaan abrakadabroiltansa
allative
abrakadabralleen abrakadabrallensa
abrakadabroilleen abrakadabroillensa
essive
abrakadabranaan abrakadabranansa
abrakadabroinaan abrakadabroinansa
translative
abrakadabrakseen abrakadabraksensa
abrakadabroikseen abrakadabroiksensa
abessive
abrakadabrattaan abrakadabrattansa
abrakadabroittaan abrakadabroittansa
instructive
comitative
—abrakadabroineen abrakadabroinensa :

#### 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]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Late Latin abracadabra, a word used in magical writings, of uncertain origin, possibly from Thracian. Perhaps related to Abraxas (a Gnostic deity), and with various Aramaic or Hebrew terms, such as עברא כדברא (avra kedavra, literally “what was said has come to pass”), עַבְדָא כְּדַברָא (avda kedavara, literally “what was said has been done”); ארבע-אחד-ארבע (arba-eḥad-arba, literally “four-one-four”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑːbrakaˈdɑːbra/
* Audio:(file)
* 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
** 2009 September 6, Aftenposten, page 3:tviler … på at det finnes et abrakadabra for Midtøsten… doubts that there is an abracadabra for the Middle East
* abracadabra (mumbo-jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon.)
** 1879, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Det ny System, page 156:her blev et abracadabra uden øren-lyd over al verdenhere became an abracadabra without ear-sound all over the world
** 2000, Arild Nyquist, Sølvfiskene, page 19:de snakker et kaudervelsk abrakadabrathey speak an uninteligible abracadabra

### Interjection

abrakadabra
* abracadabra (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.)
** 1852, Henrik Wergeland, Samlede Skrifter II,5, page 340:abrakadabra! Styrt i støvet! Der kommer skyen tilbage af sig selv paa min kommandoabracadabra! Steered in the dust! The cloud comes back by itself at my command
    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

* IPA: /a.bra.kaˈda.bra/
* (Middle Polish) IPA: /a.bra.kaˈda.bra/
* Audio:(file)
* 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

* ↑ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “abrakadraba”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

### Further reading

* abrakadabra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* abrakadabra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* 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: [ˈabrakadabra]

### 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, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Noun

abrakadabra n
* abracadabra

#### Declension
### Interjection

abrakadabra
* abracadabra
    Synonym: simsalabim

### References

* abrakadabra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* abrakadabra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* abrakadabra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abracadabra, from Late Latin abracadabra. See also Ancient Greek ἀβράξας (abráxas).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˌʔabɾakaˈdabɾa/ [ˌʔaː.bɾɐ.xɐˈd̪aː.bɾɐ], /ʔabɾakaˈdabɾa/ [ʔɐ.bɾɐ.xɐˈd̪aː.bɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -abɾa
* Syllabification: a‧bra‧ka‧da‧bra

### Noun

ábrakadábra or abrakadabra (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜃᜇᜊ᜔ᜇ)
* abracadabra
* mumbo jumbo; nonsense (meaningless words)

### Further reading

* “abrakadabra”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “abrakadabra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 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