staup

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse staup.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -øyːp

Noun

staup n (genitive singular staups, nominative plural staup)

  1. a small glass for liquor

Declension

Declension of staup (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative staup staupið staup staupin
accusative staup staupið staup staupin
dative staupi staupinu staupum staupunum
genitive staups staupsins staupa staupanna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “staup”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

staup n (definite singular staupet, indefinite plural staup, definite plural staupa)

  1. small shot glass for alcohol (f.ex. wine or vodka). Can be made of glass, wood or metal
  2. pavement cracking (f.ex. in asphalt)

See also

Verb

staup

  1. past of stupa

References

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, related to Proto-Germanic *staupijaną (“to pour, soak”).

Noun

staup n (genitive staups, plural staup)

  1. a small glass for liquor

Declension

Declension of staup (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative staup staupit staup staupin
accusative staup staupit staup staupin
dative staupi staupinu staupum staupunum
genitive staups staupsins staupa staupanna

Descendants

  • Faroese: steyp
  • Icelandic: staup
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: staup
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