boppa

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Faroese

Etymology

From English boob (slang ‘a woman's breast’), around 1600-1800.

Pronunciation

Noun

boppa f (genitive singular boppu, plural boppur)

  1. teat
  2. wart, nipple
  3. female breast
    • fáa boppu
      suck
    • geva boppu
      give suck to, suckle, give breast to
  4. (childish) penis

Declension

Declension of boppa
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative boppa boppan boppur boppurnar
accusative boppu boppuna boppur boppurnar
dative boppu boppuni boppum boppunum
genitive boppu boppunnar boppa boppanna

Synonyms

(breast): konubróst, bróst

Verb

boppa (third person singular past indicative boppaði, third person plural past indicative boppað, supine boppað)

  1. to suck
  2. to suckle, to nurse, to breast-feed

Conjugation

Conjugation of boppa (group v-30)
infinitive boppa
supine boppað
participle (a6)1 boppandi boppaður
present past
first singular boppi boppaði
second singular boppar boppaði
third singular boppar boppaði
plural boppa boppaðu
imperative
singular boppa!
plural boppið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

References

  • Tórður Jóansson: English loanwords in Faroese. Tórshavn: Fannir 1997. (p. 110)
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