svipa

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

svipa f (genitive singular svipu, nominative plural svipur)

  1. a riding crop, a whip
  2. (biology) a flagellum

Declension

    Declension of svipa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative svipa svipan svipur svipurnar
accusative svipu svipuna svipur svipurnar
dative svipu svipunni svipum svipunum
genitive svipu svipunnar svipa/svipna svipanna/svipnanna

Derived terms

Verb

svipa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative svipaði, supine svipað)

  1. (impersonal, dative subject) to resemble, to look
    Hundum svipar til eiganda sinna.
    Dogs resemble their owners.
    Þeim svipar saman.
    They look alike.

Derived terms

Noun

svipa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of svipur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

svipa (present tense svipar, past tense svipa, past participle svipa, passive infinitive svipast, present participle svipande, imperative svipa/svip)

  1. Alternative form of svipe

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