greipa

Faroese

Greipur.

Etymology

From Old Norse greipa (to grip, to grab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹaiːpa/

Verb

greipa (third person singular past indicative greipaði, third person plural past indicative greipað, supine greipað)

  1. to bind/tie in pairs
  2. to bind/tie two fish together in order to dry or ferment them

Conjugation

Noun

greipa f (genitive singular greipu, plural greipur)

  1. bound together pair of two fish

Declension

Declension of greipa
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative greipa greipan greipur greipurnar
accusative greipu greipuna greipur greipurnar
dative greipu greipuni greipum greipunum
genitive greipu greipunnar greipa greipanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse greipa. Akin to Old English grāpian (> English grope), Old High German greifōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkreiːpa/
  • Rhymes: -eiːpa

Verb

greipa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative greipaði, supine greipað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to grip, to grasp
    Synonym: grípa

Conjugation

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