krypa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną. Akin to English creep.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²kryː.pɑ/

Verb

krypa (present tense kryp, past tense kraup, supine krope, past participle kropen, present participle krypande, imperative kryp)

  1. to creep, crawl

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną.

Verb

krȳpa

  1. to creep, crawl

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Swedish: krypa

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɨ.pa/
  • Rhymes: -ɨpa
  • Syllabification: kry‧pa

Noun

krypa f

  1. (derogatory) tub, run-down boat
  2. barge, flat-bottomed vessel used to transport sand, gravel, etc.
  3. dugout

Declension

Further reading

  • krypa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • krypa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish krȳpa, from Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (turn, wind). Compare Norwegian krype, Danish krybe, Icelandic krjúpa, English creep, Dutch kruipen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

krypa (present kryper, preterite kröp, supine krupit, imperative kryp)

  1. to crawl, to creep
  2. to creep; (of plants), to grow across a surface rather than upwards.
  3. to creep; (of non-living things), move slowly and gradually in a particular direction
  4. to creep, to change gradually in a particular direction.

Conjugation

Further reading

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