propp

See also: Propp

Norwegian Bokmål

Propp til vask (a sink plug)

Etymology

From Middle Low German propp.

Noun

propp m (definite singular proppen, indefinite plural propper, definite plural proppene)

  1. a plug
    • Hun trykket proppene inn i ørene og skrudde på iPoden. Musikken fylte hodet hennes; Justin Bieber; "Beauty and a Beat". ("Min mor hadde en saks i ryggen" by Unni Lindell, H. Aschehoug & Co. 2015, →ISBN, 9788203360022)

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German propp.

Noun

propp m (definite singular proppen, indefinite plural proppar, definite plural proppane)

  1. a plug

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German propp (support (for vines)), of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from Latin propago (I extend, propagate).

Noun

propp c

  1. a plug for stopping a hole (to prevent some liquid from passing through it, e.g. for a sink)
  2. a plug or clot or clog blocking flow, e.g. an ice plug, a blood clot, or in a clogged pipe
    Synonym: (blood clot) blodpropp
  3. a fuse for preventing overcurrent, typically a DIAZED fuse with a screw-in porcelain fuse holder
    Synonyms: proppsäkring, (fuse) säkring
  4. (colloquial) a punch
    Han åkte på en propp
    He got punched

Declension

Declension of propp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative propp proppen proppar propparna
Genitive propps proppens proppars propparnas

Derived terms

  • propp- (very (to the point of being plugged up, figuratively))
  • proppa (to stuff)

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