hopa

See also: hópa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔːpa

Verb

hopa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hopaði, supine hopað)

  1. to retreat, to fall back
  2. to recede
    Jökullinn hefur hopað.
    The glacier has receded.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

  • hörfa
  • hörfa, víkja, færast aftur

Derived terms

  • hopa af hólmi
  • hopa á hæl
  • hopa hvergi

See also

  • undanhald

Irish

Etymology

Noun

hopa m (genitive singular hopa, nominative plural hopaí)

  1. hop (cone)

Declension

References


Old English

Etymology

Late shortened form of tōhopa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhopɑ/

Noun

hopa m (nominative plural hopan)

  1. hope

Declension

Descendants


Swedish

Verb

hopa (present hopar, preterite hopade, supine hopat, imperative hopa)

  1. to row backwards
  2. (transitive) to gather, to collect (in a pile); to pile up
  3. (reflexive) to gather, to pile up; as of dark clouds or problems
    Svarta skyar hopar sig vid horisonten och lovar svår storm.
    Black clouds gather at the horizon and promise a severe storm.

Conjugation

See also

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