súpa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "supa"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse súpa, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb- (to pour out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʉuːpa/
    Rhymes: -ʉuːpa

Verb

súpa (third person singular past indicative seyp, third person plural past indicative supu, supine sopið)

  1. to sip

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-40)
infinitive
supine sopið
present past
first singular súpi seyp
second singular sýpur seypst
third singular sýpur seyp
plural súpa supu
participle (a26)1 súpandi sopin
imperative
singular súp!
plural súpið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːpa/
    Rhymes: -uːpa

Etymology 1

First attested in the 17th century. Probably at least partially a loanword from Middle Low German sope, from Old Saxon *sopo, from Proto-Germanic *supô.

Noun

súpa f (genitive singular súpu, nominative plural súpur)

  1. soup
Declension
Declension of súpa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative súpa súpan súpur súpurnar
accusative súpu súpuna súpur súpurnar
dative súpu súpunni súpum súpunum
genitive súpu súpunnar súpna, súpa súpnanna, súpanna
Derived terms
  • borga alla súpuna
  • kjötsúpa (clear soup containing meat)
  • súpukjöt (meat, especially mutton for making soup)
  • súpuskál ((soup) tureen)
  • súputeningur (soup cube, bouillon cube)
  • uxahalasúpa (oxtail soup)
See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse súpa, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.

Verb

súpa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative saup, third-person plural past indicative supu, supine sopið)

  1. to sip, drink
Conjugation
súpa – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur súpa
supine sagnbót sopið
present participle
súpandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég sýp saup súpi sypi
þú sýpur saupst súpir sypir
hann, hún, það sýpur saup súpi sypi
plural við súpum supum súpum sypum
þið súpið supuð súpið sypuð
þeir, þær, þau súpa supu súpi sypu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú súp (þú), súptu
plural þið súpið (þið), súpiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sopinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
sopinn sopin sopið sopnir sopnar sopin
accusative
(þolfall)
sopinn sopna sopið sopna sopnar sopin
dative
(þágufall)
sopnum sopinni sopnu sopnum sopnum sopnum
genitive
(eignarfall)
sopins sopinnar sopins sopinna sopinna sopinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
sopni sopna sopna sopnu sopnu sopnu
accusative
(þolfall)
sopna sopnu sopna sopnu sopnu sopnu
dative
(þágufall)
sopna sopnu sopna sopnu sopnu sopnu
genitive
(eignarfall)
sopna sopnu sopna sopnu sopnu sopnu
Derived terms

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūpaną.

Verb

súpa (singular past indicative saup, plural past indicative supu, past participle sopinn)

  1. to sip, drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of súpa — active (strong class 2)
infinitive súpa
present participle súpandi
past participle sopinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular sýp saup súpa sypa
2nd person singular sýpr saupt súpir sypir
3rd person singular sýpr saup súpi sypi
1st person plural súpum supum súpim sypim
2nd person plural súpið supuð súpið sypið
3rd person plural súpa supu súpi sypi
imperative present
2nd person singular súp
1st person plural súpum
2nd person plural súpið
Conjugation of súpa — mediopassive (strong class 2)
infinitive súpask
present participle súpandisk
past participle sopizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular súpumk supumk súpumk sypumk
2nd person singular sýpsk saupzk súpisk sypisk
3rd person singular sýpsk saupsk súpisk sypisk
1st person plural súpumsk supumsk súpimsk sypimsk
2nd person plural súpizk supuzk súpizk sypizk
3rd person plural súpask supusk súpisk sypisk
imperative present
2nd person singular súpsk
1st person plural súpumsk
2nd person plural súpizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: súpa
  • Faroese: súpa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: supa, supe
  • Old Swedish: sūpa
  • Danish: supe, suppe, søbe
    • Norwegian Bokmål: supe
  • Scanian: suva, syppa, suppa, syba
  • Elfdalian: saupa
  • Gutnish: säupa

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “súpa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive