krypa

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. Akin to English creep.

Pronunciation

Verb

krypa (present tense kryp, past tense kraup, supine krope, past participle kropen, present participle krypande, imperative kryp)

  1. to creep, crawl

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną.

Verb

krȳpa

  1. to creep, crawl

Conjugation

Conjugation of krȳpa (strong)
present past
infinitive krȳpa —
participle krȳpandi, krȳpande krupin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk krȳper krȳpi, krȳpe — krø̄p krupi, krupe
þū krȳper krȳpi, krȳpe krȳp krø̄pt krupi, krupe
han krȳper krȳpi, krȳpe — krø̄p krupi, krupe
vīr krȳpum, krȳpom krȳpum, krȳpom krȳpum, krȳpom krupum, krupom krupum, krupom
īr krȳpin krȳpin krȳpin krupin krupin
þēr krȳpa krȳpin — krupu, krupo krupin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk — — — — —
þū — — — — —
han — — — — —
vīr — — — — —
īr — — — — —
þēr — — — — —

Descendants

  • Swedish: krypa

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɨ.pa/
  • Rhymes: -ɨpa
  • Syllabification: kry‧pa

Noun

krypa f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) tub (run-down boat)
  2. barge (flat-bottomed vessel used to transport sand, gravel, etc.)
  3. dugout (canoe made from a hollowed-out log)

Declension

Declension of krypa
singular plural
nominative krypa krypy
genitive krypy kryp
dative krypie krypom
accusative krypę krypy
instrumental krypą krypami
locative krypie krypach
vocative krypo krypy

Further reading

  • krypa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • krypa in PWN's encyclopedia

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krȳpa, from Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“turn, wind”). Compare Norwegian krype, Danish krybe, Icelandic krjúpa, English creep, Dutch kruipen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

krypa (present kryper, preterite kröp, supine krupit, imperative kryp)

  1. to crawl, to creep
  2. to have an (uncomfortable) creeping sensation (for example when having restless legs)
    Det kröp i benen
    My legs were "creeping"
  3. to creep; (of plants), to grow across a surface rather than upwards.
  4. to creep; (of non-living things, like vehicles, fog, and the like), move slowly and gradually in a particular direction
  5. to creep, to change gradually in a particular direction.

Usage notes

Creep in the sense of move slowly and furtively is smyga. Creep is sometimes mistranslated as krypa in that sense, which means to crawl on the ground when of people.

Conjugation

Conjugation of krypa (class 2 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive krypa —
Supine krupit —
Imperative kryp —
Imper. plural1 krypen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative kryper kröp — —
Ind. plural1 krypa kröpo — —
Subjunctive2 krype kröpe — —
Participles
Present participle krypande
Past participle krupen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

References

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