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ræpa

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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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
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Declension of ræpa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ræpa ræpan ræpur ræpurnar
accusative ræpu ræpuna ræpur ræpurnar
dative ræpu ræpunni ræpum ræpunum
genitive ræpu ræpunnar ræpna, ræpa ræpnanna, ræpanna

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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
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ræpa – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur ræpa
supine sagnbót ræpt
present participle
ræpandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég ræpi ræpti ræpi ræpti
þú ræpir ræptir ræpir ræptir
hann, hún, það ræpir ræpti ræpi ræpti
plural við ræpum ræptum ræpum ræptum
þið ræpið ræptuð ræpið ræptuð
þeir, þær, þau ræpa ræptu ræpi ræptu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú ræp (þú), ræptu
plural þið ræpið (þið), ræpiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
ræpast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur ræpast
supine sagnbót ræpst
present participle
ræpandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég ræpist ræptist ræpist ræptist
þú ræpist ræptist ræpist ræptist
hann, hún, það ræpist ræptist ræpist ræptist
plural við ræpumst ræptumst ræpumst ræptumst
þið ræpist ræptust ræpist ræptust
þeir, þær, þau ræpast ræptust ræpist ræptust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú ræpst (þú), ræpstu
plural þið ræpist (þið), ræpisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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