ræpa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraiːpa/
    Rhymes: -aiːpa

Etymology 1

Attested since the 18th century. From Proto-Germanic *rēpijō. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ræpe (dungheap, mire; gossip, rumor), dialectal Swedish råpa (pile of dung).

Noun

ræpa f (genitive singular ræpu, nominative plural ræpur)

  1. diarrhea
    Synonym: niðurgangur
  2. yammering, logorrhea
  3. an uneven, narrow grassy area (to be mown)
Declension

Etymology 2

Related to the noun ræpa. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ræpa (to have diarrhea; to blather).

Verb

ræpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ræpti, supine ræpt)

  1. to have diarrhea
  2. to mow little spots of grass here and there (the small, difficult and inabundant ones)
Conjugation

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to the noun ræpe f. Cognate with Icelandic ræpa (to have diarrhoea).

Verb

ræpa (present tense ræpar, past tense ræpa, past participle ræpa, passive infinitive ræpast, present participle ræpande, imperative ræpa/ræp)

  1. to have diarrhoea
  2. to blather
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