ræpa
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraiːpa/
- Rhymes: -aiːpa
Etymology 1
Attested since the 18th century. From Proto-Germanic *rēpijō. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ræpe (“dungheap, mire; gossip, rumor”), dialectal Swedish råpa (“pile of dung”).
Noun
ræpa f (genitive singular ræpu, nominative plural ræpur)
- diarrhea
- Synonym: niðurgangur
- yammering, logorrhea
- an uneven, narrow grassy area (to be mown)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ræpa | ræpan | ræpur | ræpurnar |
| accusative | ræpu | ræpuna | ræpur | ræpurnar |
| dative | ræpu | ræpunni | ræpum | ræpunum |
| genitive | ræpu | ræpunnar | ræpna, ræpa | ræpnanna, ræpanna |
Etymology 2
Related to the noun ræpa. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ræpa (“to have diarrhea; to blather”).
Verb
ræpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ræpti, supine ræpt)
- to have diarrhea
- to mow little spots of grass here and there (the small, difficult and inabundant ones)
Conjugation
| infinitive nafnháttur | að ræpa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine sagnbót | ræpt | |||||
| present participle |
ræpandi | |||||
| indicative |
subjunctive | |||||
| present |
past |
present |
past | |||
| singular | ég | ræpi | ræpti | ræpi | ræpti | |
| þú | ræpir | ræptir | ræpir | ræptir | ||
| hann, hún, það | ræpir | ræpti | ræpi | ræpti | ||
| plural | við | ræpum | ræptum | ræpum | ræptum | |
| þið | ræpið | ræptuð | ræpið | ræptuð | ||
| þeir, þær, þau | ræpa | ræptu | ræpi | ræptu | ||
| imperative boðháttur | ||||||
| singular | þú | ræp (þú), ræptu | ||||
| plural | þið | ræpið (þið), ræpiði1 | ||||
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
| infinitive nafnháttur | að ræpast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine sagnbót | ræpst | |||||
| present participle |
ræpandist (rare; see appendix) | |||||
| indicative |
subjunctive | |||||
| present |
past |
present |
past | |||
| singular | ég | ræpist | ræptist | ræpist | ræptist | |
| þú | ræpist | ræptist | ræpist | ræptist | ||
| hann, hún, það | ræpist | ræptist | ræpist | ræptist | ||
| plural | við | ræpumst | ræptumst | ræpumst | ræptumst | |
| þið | ræpist | ræptust | ræpist | ræptust | ||
| þeir, þær, þau | ræpast | ræptust | ræpist | ræptust | ||
| imperative boðháttur | ||||||
| singular | þú | ræpst (þú), ræpstu | ||||
| plural | þið | ræpist (þið), ræpisti1 | ||||
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Related to the noun ræpe f. Cognate with Icelandic ræpa (“to have diarrhoea”).
Verb
ræpa (present tense ræpar, past tense ræpa, past participle ræpa, passive infinitive ræpast, present participle ræpande, imperative ræpa/ræp)