skreppa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskrɛhpa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛhpa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse skreppa (to slip), Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerbʰ- (to turn, curve), an extension of *(s)ker- (turn).

Verb

skreppa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative skrapp, third-person plural past indicative skruppu, supine skroppið)

  1. (intransitive) to slip
    Synonyms: renna, skrika
  2. (intransitive) to go for a short trip; to pay a fleeting visit
Conjugation
skreppa – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur skreppa
supine sagnbót skroppið
present participle
skreppandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég skrepp skrapp skreppi skryppi
þú skreppur skrappst skreppir skryppir
hann, hún, það skreppur skrapp skreppi skryppi
plural við skreppum skruppum skreppum skryppum
þið skreppið skruppuð skreppið skryppuð
þeir, þær, þau skreppa skruppu skreppi skryppu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú skrepp (þú), skrepptu
plural þið skreppið (þið), skreppiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
skroppinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
skroppinn skroppin skroppið skroppnir skroppnar skroppin
accusative
(þolfall)
skroppinn skroppna skroppið skroppna skroppnar skroppin
dative
(þágufall)
skroppnum skroppinni skroppnu skroppnum skroppnum skroppnum
genitive
(eignarfall)
skroppins skroppinnar skroppins skroppinna skroppinna skroppinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
skroppni skroppna skroppna skroppnu skroppnu skroppnu
accusative
(þolfall)
skroppna skroppnu skroppna skroppnu skroppnu skroppnu
dative
(þágufall)
skroppna skroppnu skroppna skroppnu skroppnu skroppnu
genitive
(eignarfall)
skroppna skroppnu skroppna skroppnu skroppnu skroppnu

Etymology 2

From Old Norse skreppa (small bag), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerbʰ- (to turn (around), wind), see also Latin corbis (basket), Ancient Greek κάρφος (kárphos, dry stalk), German Scherbe (fragment).

Noun

skreppa f (genitive singular skreppu, nominative plural skreppur)

  1. small bag; scrip
Declension
Declension of skreppa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skreppa skreppan skreppur skreppurnar
accusative skreppu skreppuna skreppur skreppurnar
dative skreppu skreppunni skreppum skreppunum
genitive skreppu skreppunnar skreppa, skreppna skreppanna, skreppnanna

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