propper

English

Etymology

From prop +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑpəɹ/
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  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒpə/
  • Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ)
  • Homophone: proper
  • Hyphenation: prop‧per

Noun

propper (plural proppers)

  1. One who or that which props.
    • 1999, Sandy Jones, Guide to Baby Products, page 58:
      Baby proppers pose dangers. The latest information on the relationship between baby positioning and SIDS has led to a multitude of new products designed to prop babies on their sides or backs.
    • 1973, Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince, page 47:
      I do not mean that she stood around in the road, but she moved in a world of business men, golf-club bar proppers and night-club hounds, who certainly regarded her in this light.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French propre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʀopɐ/
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Adjective

propper (masculine propperen, neuter proppert, comparative méi propper, superlative am proppersten)

  1. clean

Declension

Declension of propper
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner propperen proppert
independent without determiner propperes propperer
dative after any declined word propperen propperer propperen propperen
as first declined word propperem propperem

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

propper m

  1. indefinite plural of propp
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