drypa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse drjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *dreupaną. Akin to English drip.

Pronunciation

Verb

drypa (present tense dryp, past tense draup, past participle drope, present participle drypande, imperative dryp)

  1. (intransitive) to drip (to fall one drop at a time, to let fall in drops)

References

Swedish

Verb

drypa (present dryper, preterite dröp, supine drupit or drypt, imperative dryp)

  1. to shed drops of liquid (for example due to being saturated), to drip
    Trasan dryper av vatten
    The dishrag is dripping with water
    Han dröp av svett
    He was dripping with sweat
    Skräckfilmen dröp av blod
    The horror movie was dripping with blood
  2. (figurative) to be full of something, to drip
    Hennes röst dröp av sarkasm
    Her voice was dripping with sarcasm

Conjugation

Conjugation of drypa (class 2 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive drypa —
Supine drupit —
Imperative dryp —
Imper. plural1 drypen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dryper dröp — —
Ind. plural1 drypa dröpo — —
Subjunctive2 drype dröpe — —
Participles
Present participle drypande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of drypa (class 2 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive drypa —
Supine drypt —
Imperative dryp —
Imper. plural1 drypen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative dryper dröp — —
Ind. plural1 drypa dröpo — —
Subjunctive2 drype dröpe — —
Participles
Present participle drypande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

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