drope
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdropɛ]
- Rhymes: -opɛ
- Hyphenation: dro‧pe
Noun
drope m
Synonyms
Dutch
Verb
drope
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of druipen
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Verb
drope
- inflection of droper:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English dropa, from Proto-West Germanic *dropō, from Proto-Germanic *drupô.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɔːp(ə)/, /ˈdrɒːp(ə)/
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɔp(ə)/ (influenced by droppen)
Noun
drope (plural dropes or (rare) dropen)
- A drop (small quantity of liquid)
- A shower or gush; a falling agglomeration of droplets.
- A speckle, stain, or mark.
- (medicine) A disease having speckles or spots as a symptom.
- (rare) A hanging gemstone.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “drōpe, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Verb
drope
- alternative form of droppen
Etymology 3
Verb
drope
- alternative form of droupen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²droːpə/
- Homophone: dråpe
Alternative forms
- (noun): dråpå (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen)
Etymology 1
Noun
drope m (definite singular dropen, indefinite plural dropar, definite plural dropane)
- a drop
Derived terms
- regndrope
- sildrope
Etymology 2
Verb
drope
- past participle of drypa
References
- “drope” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Verb
drope
- inflection of dropar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative