ræpa

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Attested since the 18th century. From Proto-Germanic *rēpijō. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ræpe (dungheap, mire; gossip, rumor), dialectal Swedish råpa (pile of dung).

Noun

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ræpa f (genitive singular ræpu, nominative plural ræpur)

  1. diarrhea
    Synonym: niðurgangur
  2. yammering, logorrhea
  3. an uneven, narrow grassy area (to be mown)
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Etymology 2

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Related to the noun ræpa. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ræpa (to have diarrhea; to blather).

Verb

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ræpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ræpti, supine ræpt)

  1. to have diarrhea
  2. to mow little spots of grass here and there (the small, difficult and inabundant ones)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Related to the noun ræpe f. Cognate with Icelandic ræpa (to have diarrhoea).

Verb

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ræpa (present tense ræpar, past tense ræpa, past participle ræpa, passive infinitive ræpast, present participle ræpande, imperative ræpa/ræp)

  1. to have diarrhoea
  2. to blather