steypa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteiːpa/
• Rhymes: -eiːpa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse steypa, from Proto-Germanic *staupijaną (“to pour, soak”). Cognate with Swedish stöpa (“to pour (a wax candle)”).

Verb

steypa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative steypti, supine steypt)

1. to cast, to mould, to found [with accusative]

   Synonym: móta

2. to make from concrete [with accusative]

   Synonym: byggja úr steypu

3. to hurl, to throw [with dative]

   Synonyms: slöngva, kasta

4. to overthrow, to topple [with dative]

   Synonym: fella

5. to pour out [with dative]

   Synonym: hella

Conjugation

steypa – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að steypa
supine sagnbót		steypt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		steypandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	steypi	steypti		steypi	steypti
	þú	steypir	steyptir		steypir	steyptir
	hann, hún, það	steypir	steypti		steypi	steypti
plural	við	steypum	steyptum		steypum	steyptum
	þið	steypið	steyptuð		steypið	steyptuð
	þeir, þær, þau	steypa	steyptu		steypi	steyptu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	steyp (þú), steyptu
plural	þið	steypið (þið), steypiði1

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

steypast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að steypast
supine sagnbót		steypst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		steypandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	steypist	steyptist		steypist	steyptist
	þú	steypist	steyptist		steypist	steyptist
	hann, hún, það	steypist	steyptist		steypist	steyptist
plural	við	steypumst	steyptumst		steypumst	steyptumst
	þið	steypist	steyptust		steypist	steyptust
	þeir, þær, þau	steypast	steyptust		steypist	steyptust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	steypst (þú), steypstu
plural	þið	steypist (þið), steypisti1

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

steyptur — 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)	steyptur	steypt	steypt	steyptir	steyptar	steypt
accusative (þolfall)	steyptan	steypta	steypt	steypta	steyptar	steypt
dative (þágufall)	steyptum	steyptri	steyptu	steyptum	steyptum	steyptum
genitive (eignarfall)	steypts	steyptrar	steypts	steyptra	steyptra	steyptra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	steypti	steypta	steypta	steyptu	steyptu	steyptu
accusative (þolfall)	steypta	steyptu	steypta	steyptu	steyptu	steyptu
dative (þágufall)	steypta	steyptu	steypta	steyptu	steyptu	steyptu
genitive (eignarfall)	steypta	steyptu	steypta	steyptu	steyptu	steyptu

Derived terms

• steypa sér (“to dive, to plunge”)
• steypa í glötun (“to plunge into ruin”)
• steypa af stóli (“to dethrone”)

Etymology 2

Noun

steypa f (genitive singular steypu, nominative plural steypur)

1. casting, moulding, founding
2. foundry
3. concrete

Declension

Declension of steypa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	steypa	steypan	steypur	steypurnar
accusative	steypu	steypuna	steypur	steypurnar
dative	steypu	steypunni	steypum	steypunum
genitive	steypu	steypunnar	steypna, steypa	steypnanna, steypanna

Derived terms

• steinsteypa