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hjúpa

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See also: hjupa

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *heupǭ (compare Dutch joop, German Hiefe, dialectal Norwegian hjúpa (briar)), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewb- (briar, thorn) (compare Old Prussian kaāubri 'thorn', Lithuanian kaubrė̃ 'heap').

Hjúpur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hjúpa f (genitive singular hjúpu, plural hjúpur)

  1. hip (fruit of a rose)

Declension

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f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjúpa hjúpan hjúpur hjúpurnar
accusative hjúpu hjúpuna hjúpur hjúpurnar
dative hjúpu hjúpuni hjúpum hjúpunum
genitive hjúpu hjúpunnar hjúpa hjúpanna

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From hjúpur (coating).

Verb

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hjúpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hjúpaði, supine hjúpað)

  1. to coat (cover with a layer of coating)
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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hjúpa

  1. indefinite accusative/genitive plural of hjúpur