rópa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ropa"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɔuːpa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔuːpa
  • Homophone: rópað

Verb

rópa (third person singular past indicative rópti, third person plural past indicative róptu, supine rópt) or
rópa (third person singular past indicative rópaði, third person plural past indicative rópaðu, supine rópað)

  1. to call, shout

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-29-30)
infinitive
supine rópað
present past
first singular rópi rópti/
rópaði
second singular rópar rópti/
rópaði
third singular rópar rópti/
rópaði
plural rópa róptu/
rópaðu
participle (a5
(a39)/a6)1 		rópandi róptur/
rópaður
imperative
singular rópa!
plural rópið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English rope, from Old English rāp (“rope, cord, cable”), from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rópa m (genitive singular rópa, nominative plural rópaí)

  1. rope

Declension

Declension of rópa (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative rópa rópaí
vocative a rópa a rópaí
genitive rópa rópaí
dative rópa rópaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an rópa na rópaí
genitive an rópa na rópaí
dative leis an rópa
don rópa 		leis na rópaí

Derived terms

  • ar na rópaí (“on the ropes”)
  • cleas rópa (“rope trick”)
  • dréimire rópa (“rope-ladder”)
  • droichead rópa (“rope bridge”)
  • rópa boinn (“foot-rope (of net, thatch)”)
  • rópa bulla (“buoy-rope”)
  • rópa cinn (“headrope (of net)”)
  • rópa cnáibe (“hemp-rope”)
  • rópa craicinn (“hide-rope”)
  • rópa droma (“headrope (of net)”)
  • rópa leathair (“hide-rope”)
  • rópa lín (“flax-rope”)
  • rópa scipeála (“jump rope”)
  • rópadóir (“rope-maker”)
  • rópadóireacht f (“rope-making”)

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 126, page 67
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 361, page 123

Further reading

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese roupa. Compare Spanish ropa.

Noun

rópa (plural rópa-rópa)

  1. clothes, clothing
    usâ rópa ― to get dressed (literally, “to use clothes”)
    levâ rópa-rópa pa mainato ― to take the clothes to the laundry
  2. dress
    rópa qui sai di bóca di cám ― wrinkled dress (literally, “dress that has come from a dog's mouth”)
  3. suit

Derived terms

  • armário-rópa (“wardrobe”)

References

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