stelpa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stelpa (“girl”), of uncertain further origin.[1] Compare the related Danish verb stolpre (“stumble”) as well as the German stolpern (“stumble”), which may be sound-symbolic. For a similar formation, compare English toddler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛl̥pa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛl̥pa

Noun

stelpa f (genitive singular stelpu, nominative plural stelpur)

  1. girl (informal)
    Synonyms: (somewhat dated) stúlka, (rare) telpa
    Antonyms: strákur, (informal) stráksi, drengur, (dated) piltur, (dated) sveinn

Declension

Declension of stelpa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stelpa stelpan stelpur stelpurnar
accusative stelpu stelpuna stelpur stelpurnar
dative stelpu stelpunni stelpum stelpunum
genitive stelpu stelpunnar stelpna stelpnanna

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “stelpa 1”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 546

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