kópr

See also: kopr

Old Norse

Etymology

From the verb kópa (“to stare”), from Proto-Germanic *kōpēn-, related to *kōpijaną (“to look after”).

Noun

kópr m (genitive kóps, plural kópar)

  1. a young seal
  2. an Old Icelandic nickname, probably meaning “one who stares”

Declension
  Declension of kópr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kópr kóprinn kópar kóparnir
accusative kóp kópinn kópa kópana
dative kópi kópinum kópum kópunum
genitive kóps kópsins kópa kópanna

Derived terms
  • kœpa

Descendants
  • Faroese: kópur m
  • Icelandic: kópur m
  • Norwegian: kop m
  • Swedish: *kop (attested only as part of a placename, Kopskär, a reef off Åland; compare Icelandic Kópasker)
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