kæpa

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰaiːpa/
    Rhymes: -aiːpa

Etymology 1

Attested since the 17th century. From Proto-Germanic *kōpijǭ, derived from kópur (“young seal”). See kæpa (2).

Verb

kæpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kæpti, supine kæpt)

  1. (of seals and walruses) to give birth
Conjugation
kæpa — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að kæpa
supine
(sagnbót)		 kæpt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 kæpandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég kæpi við kæpum present
(nútíð)		 ég kæpi við kæpum
þú kæpir þið kæpið þú kæpir þið kæpið
hann, hún, það kæpir þeir, þær, þau kæpa hann, hún, það kæpi þeir, þær, þau kæpi
past
(þátíð)		 ég kæpti við kæptum past
(þátíð)		 ég kæpti við kæptum
þú kæptir þið kæptuð þú kæptir þið kæptuð
hann, hún, það kæpti þeir, þær, þau kæptu hann, hún, það kæpti þeir, þær, þau kæptu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 kæp (þú) kæpið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
kæptu kæpiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Etymology 2

Attested since the 18th century. From Proto-Germanic *kōpijaną, derived from kópur (“young seal”). See kæpa (1).

Noun

kæpa f (genitive singular kæpu, nominative plural kæpur)

  1. a female seal
Declension
declension of kæpa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kæpa kæpan kæpur kæpurnar
accusative kæpu kæpuna kæpur kæpurnar
dative kæpu kæpunni kæpum kæpunum
genitive kæpu kæpunnar kæpa/kæpna kæpanna/kæpnanna
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