döpa

See also: dopa and dopá

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dø̄pa, from Old Norse deypa, from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

Verb

döpa (present döper, preterite döpte, supine döpt, imperative döp)

1. to baptize, to christen (perform the religious act of baptism upon)

   När kommer hon att döpas?

   When will she be baptized?

2. (with till (“to”)) to name (give a name (to, of a person, animal, or thing))

   Vi tänker döpa honom till Bernt

   We are going to name him Bernt

   Vi döpte hunden till Gunnar

   We named the dog Gunnar

   Vad ska jag döpa nätverket till?

   What should I name the network?

   1. to christen

Usage notes

• "Döpa till" vs. "kalla" is similar to "name" vs. "call," with the same kind of overlap as in English.
• See also namnge, which is mostly used for things (or animals).

Conjugation

Conjugation of döpa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	döpa		döpas
Supine	döpt		döpts
Imperative	döp		—
Imper. plural1	döpen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	döper	döpte	döps, döpes	döptes
Ind. plural1	döpa	döpte	döpas	döptes
Subjunctive2	döpe	döpte	döpes	döptes
	Participles
Present participle	döpande
Past participle	döpt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• kristna (“christen”) (solemn)

Related terms

• djup
• dop
• dopp
• döpelse

See also

• kalla (“call”)
• namnge

References

• döpa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• döpa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)