This is the 444th most frequent Swedish word.
ebba
"Ebba" is a Swedish female given name.
Here, 'ebba' means to decrease or recede, often used to describe natural phenomena like water.
Flodens vatten började ebba ut efter regnovädret.
The river's water started to ebb after the rainstorm.
In this context, 'ebba' refers to a gradual decrease in an abstract state, like enthusiasm or energy.
Hennes entusiasm för projektet började ebba ut.
Her enthusiasm for the project started to wane.
'Ebba' here is used in the common expression 'ebba och flöda', meaning to diminish and to increase, often to describe tides.