klappa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse klappa, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklahpa/
    Rhymes: -ahpa

Verb

klappa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klappaði, supine klappað)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to pat
  2. (transitive, with dative) to chisel, to hew

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • klappa saman lófum ("to clap (one's) hands")
  • klappa fyrir ("to applaud")

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

klappa

  1. inflection of klappe:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse klappa. Akin to English clap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²klɑpːɑ/

Verb

klappa (present tense klappar, past tense klappa, past participle klappa, passive infinitive klappast, present participle klappande, imperative klappa/klapp)

  1. to clap (strike the palms of the hands together, applaud)
  2. to clap (to bring two surfaces together forcefully)
  3. to pat (gently tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing)
  4. to stroke (e.g. to pet an animal)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From klappa (to clap), from Old Norse klappa, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

klappa c

  1. a clapperboard

Declension

Declension of klappa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klappa klappan klappor klapporna
Genitive klappas klappans klappors klappornas

Verb

klappa (present klappar, preterite klappade, supine klappat, imperative klappa)

  1. to pat (someone on the shoulder), to pet (a cat)
  2. to clap (hands)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

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