boppa
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English boob (slang ‘a woman's breast’), around 1600-1800.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]boppa f (genitive singular boppu, plural boppur)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of boppa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | boppa | boppan | boppur | boppurnar |
| accusative | boppu | boppuna | boppur | boppurnar |
| dative | boppu | boppuni | boppum | boppunum |
| genitive | boppu | boppunnar | boppa | boppanna |
Synonyms
[edit]Verb
[edit]boppa (third person singular past indicative boppaði, third person plural past indicative boppað, supine boppað)
- to suck
- to suckle, to nurse, to breast-feed
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of boppa (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | boppa | |
| supine | boppað | |
| participle (a6)1 | boppandi | boppaður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | boppi | boppaði |
| second singular | boppar | boppaði |
| third singular | boppar | boppaði |
| plural | boppa | boppaðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | boppa! | |
| plural | boppið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
References
[edit]- Tórður Jóansson: English loanwords in Faroese. Tórshavn: Fannir 1997. (p. 110)