rópa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔuːpa/
• Rhymes: -ɔuːpa
• Homophone: rópað

Verb

rópa (third person singular past indicative rópti, third person plural past indicative róptu, supine rópt) or
rópa (third person singular past indicative rópaði, third person plural past indicative rópaðu, supine rópað)

1. to call, shout

Conjugation

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English rope, from Old English rāp (“rope, cord, cable”), from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠoːpˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɔːpˠə/

Noun

rópa m (genitive singular rópa, nominative plural rópaí)

1. rope

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rópa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “rópa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “rópa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 67

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese roupa. Compare Spanish ropa.

Noun

rópa (plural rópa-rópa)

1. clothes, clothing

   usâ rópa ― to get dressed (literally, “to use clothes”)

   levâ rópa-rópa pa mainato ― to take the clothes to the laundry

2. dress

   rópa qui sai di bóca di cám ― wrinkled dress (literally, “dress that has come from a dog's mouth”)

3. suit

Derived terms

• armário-rópa (“wardrobe”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm