drope

See also: dropé and Drope

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdropɛ]
  • Rhymes: -opɛ
  • Hyphenation: dro‧pe

Noun

drope m

  1. vocative singular of drop ("bustard")
  2. vocative singular of drop (in golf)

Synonyms

Dutch

Verb

drope

  1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of druipen

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Verb

drope

  1. inflection of droper:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. 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)

  1. A drop (small quantity of liquid)
  2. A shower or gush; a falling agglomeration of droplets.
  3. A speckle, stain, or mark.
  4. (medicine) A disease having speckles or spots as a symptom.
  5. (rare) A hanging gemstone.
Descendants
  • English: drop
  • Scots: drap
References

Etymology 2

Verb

drope

  1. alternative form of droppen

Etymology 3

Verb

drope

  1. alternative form of droupen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²droːpə/
  • Homophone: dråpe

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dropi.

Noun

drope m (definite singular dropen, indefinite plural dropar, definite plural dropane)

  1. a drop
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

drope

  1. past participle of drypa

References

Portuguese

Verb

drope

  1. inflection of dropar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative