sópa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sópa (to sweep), from Proto-Germanic *swōpōną (idem).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

sópa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sópaði, supine sópað)

  1. to sweep

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “sópa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English soap (compare Middle Irish sóp).

Noun

sópa m (genitive singular sópa)

  1. soap
    Synonym: gallúnach

Declension

Declension of sópa (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative sópa
vocative a shópa
genitive sópa
dative sópa
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an sópa
genitive an tsópa
dative leis an sópa
don sópa

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of sópa
radical lenition eclipsis
sópa shópa
after an, tsópa
not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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