drypa
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse drjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *dreupaną. Akin to English drip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²dryː.pɑ/
Verb
drypa (present tense dryp, past tense draup, past participle drope, present participle drypande, imperative dryp)
- (intransitive) to drip (to fall one drop at a time, to let fall in drops)
References
- “drypa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Verb
drypa (present dryper, preterite dröp, supine drupit or drypt, imperative dryp)
- to shed drops of liquid (for example due to being saturated), to drip
- Trasan dryper av vatten
- The dishrag is dripping with water
- Han dröp av svett
- He was dripping with sweat
- Skräckfilmen dröp av blod
- The horror movie was dripping with blood
- (figurative) to be full of something, to drip
- Hennes röst dröp av sarkasm
- Her voice was dripping with sarcasm
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | drypa | — | ||
| supine | drupit | — | ||
| imperative | dryp | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | drypen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | dryper | dröp | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | drypa | dröpo | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | drype | dröpe | — | — |
| present participle | drypande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | drypa | — | ||
| supine | drypt | — | ||
| imperative | dryp | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | drypen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | dryper | dröp | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | drypa | dröpo | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | drype | dröpe | — | — |
| present participle | drypande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.