púpa

See also: pupa, Pupa, and pupă

Icelandic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin pupa, from special use of Latin pūpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰuːpa/

  Rhymes: -uːpa

Noun

púpa f (genitive singular púpu, nominative plural púpur)

1. cocoon

Declension

Declension of púpa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	púpa	púpan	púpur	púpurnar
accusative	púpu	púpuna	púpur	púpurnar
dative	púpu	púpunni	púpum	púpunum
genitive	púpu	púpunnar	púpa, púpna	púpanna, púpnanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)