klöpp
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰlœhp/
- Rhymes: -œhp
Etymology 1
From Old Norse klǫpp (“a pierlike rock, stepping stone in a stream”), from Proto-Germanic *klampō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel (“to form into a ball”). See *klumpô (“clump, mass”), Middle High German klapf (“cliff top”), English clop (“rock, mound, hillock”).
Noun
klöpp f (genitive singular klappar, nominative plural klappir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | klöpp | klöppin | klappir | klappirnar |
| accusative | klöpp | klöppina | klappir | klappirnar |
| dative | klöpp | klöppinni | klöppum | klöppunum |
| genitive | klappar | klapparinnar | klappa | klappanna |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “998-1003”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 998-1003
Etymology 2
Inflected form of klapp (“applause; pat, stroke”).
Noun
klöpp