herpa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛr̥pa

Verb

herpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative herpti, supine herpt)

1. to contract (to narrow or shorten) [with accusative]

Conjugation

herpa – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að herpa
supine sagnbót		herpt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		herpandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	herpi	herpti		herpi	herpti
	þú	herpir	herptir		herpir	herptir
	hann, hún, það	herpir	herpti		herpi	herpti
plural	við	herpum	herptum		herpum	herptum
	þið	herpið	herptuð		herpið	herptuð
	þeir, þær, þau	herpa	herptu		herpi	herptu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	herp (þú), herptu
plural	þið	herpið (þið), herpiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

herpast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að herpast
supine sagnbót		herpst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		herpandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	herpist	herptist		herpist	herptist
	þú	herpist	herptist		herpist	herptist
	hann, hún, það	herpist	herptist		herpist	herptist
plural	við	herpumst	herptumst		herpumst	herptumst
	þið	herpist	herptust		herpist	herptust
	þeir, þær, þau	herpast	herptust		herpist	herptust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	herpst (þú), herpstu
plural	þið	herpist (þið), herpisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

herptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	herptur	herpt	herpt	herptir	herptar	herpt
accusative (þolfall)	herptan	herpta	herpt	herpta	herptar	herpt
dative (þágufall)	herptum	herptri	herptu	herptum	herptum	herptum
genitive (eignarfall)	herpts	herptrar	herpts	herptra	herptra	herptra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	herpti	herpta	herpta	herptu	herptu	herptu
accusative (þolfall)	herpta	herptu	herpta	herptu	herptu	herptu
dative (þágufall)	herpta	herptu	herpta	herptu	herptu	herptu
genitive (eignarfall)	herpta	herptu	herpta	herptu	herptu	herptu

Related terms

• herpingur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• herpe

Etymology

Short of herpesera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɛrpɑ/
• (Trøndelag dialect) IPA^(key): /hæʂp/

Verb

herpa (present tense herpar, past tense herpa, past participle herpa, passive infinitive herpast, present participle herpande, imperative herpa/herp)

1. (colloquial) to destroy

   Synonyms: føkka opp, øydeleggja

References

• “herpa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.