staup

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse staup.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -øyːp

Noun

staup n (genitive singular staups, nominative plural staup)

1. a small glass for liquor

Declension

Declension of staup (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	staup	staupið	staup	staupin
accusative	staup	staupið	staup	staupin
dative	staupi	staupinu	staupum	staupunum
genitive	staups	staupsins	staupa	staupanna

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “staup”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

staup n (definite singular staupet, indefinite plural staup, definite plural staupa)

1. small shot glass for alcohol (f.ex. wine or vodka). Can be made of glass, wood or metal
2. pavement cracking (f.ex. in asphalt)

See also

• beger
• søkk

Verb

staup

1. past of stupa

References

• “staup” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• stupa

Old Norse

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, related to Proto-Germanic *staupijaną (“to pour, soak”).

Noun

staup n (genitive staups, plural staup)

1. a small glass for liquor

Declension

Declension of staup (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	staup	staupit	staup	staupin
accusative	staup	staupit	staup	staupin
dative	staupi	staupinu	staupum	staupunum
genitive	staups	staupsins	staupa	staupanna

Descendants

• Faroese: steyp
• Icelandic: staup
• Norwegian Nynorsk: staup