gapa

See also: gapą and gå på

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːpa/

  Rhymes: -aːpa

Verb

gapa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gapti, supine gapað)

1. to gape

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Northern Paiute

Etymology

Compare Cahuilla kúpvel

Noun

gapa

1. bed

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• gapte (simple past)
• gapt (past participle)

Verb

gapa

1. inflection of gape:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

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Old Norse

Verb

gapa (singular past indicative gapti, plural past indicative gǫptu, past participle gapat)

1. to gape, open the mouth wide

Conjugation

Conjugation of gapa — active (weak class 3)

infinitive	gapa
present participle	gapandi
past participle	gapaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gapi	gapta
2nd-person singular	gapir	gaptir
3rd-person singular	gapir	gapti
1st-person plural	gapum	gǫptum
2nd-person plural	gapið	gǫptuð
3rd-person plural	gapa	gǫptu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gapa	gepta
2nd-person singular	gapir	geptir
3rd-person singular	gapi	gepti
1st-person plural	gapim	geptim
2nd-person plural	gapið	geptið
3rd-person plural	gapi	gepti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gap
1st-person plural	gapum
2nd-person plural	gapið

Conjugation of gapa — mediopassive (weak class 3)

infinitive	gapask
present participle	gapandisk
past participle	gapazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	gapumk	gǫptumk
2nd-person singular	gapisk	gaptisk
3rd-person singular	gapisk	gaptisk
1st-person plural	gapumsk	gǫptumsk
2nd-person plural	gapizk	gǫptuzk
3rd-person plural	gapask	gǫptusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	gapumk	geptumk
2nd-person singular	gapisk	geptisk
3rd-person singular	gapisk	geptisk
1st-person plural	gapimsk	geptimsk
2nd-person plural	gapizk	geptizk
3rd-person plural	gapisk	geptisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	gapsk
1st-person plural	gapumsk
2nd-person plural	gapizk

Descendants

• → Middle English: gapen
  • English: gape
• Icelandic: gapa
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gape
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gapa, gape
• Swedish: gapa

References

• “gapa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.pa/

Noun

gapa f

1. booby (person)
2. (Poznań) rook, raven, crow

Declension

Declension of gapa

	singular	plural
nominative	gapa	gapy
genitive	gapy	gap
dative	gapie	gapom
accusative	gapę	gapy
instrumental	gapą	gapami
locative	gapie	gapach
vocative	gapo	gapy

Derived terms

• gapowaty

Further reading

• gapa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Template:R:PWN

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Rotokas

Etymology

ga (“pry open”) +‎ -pa

Noun

gapa

1. wedge

References

• Firchow, Irwin, Firchow, Jacqueline, Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English‎^[1], Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 18

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Swedish

Etymology

gap +‎ -a

Verb

gapa (present gapar, preterite gapade, supine gapat, imperative gapa)

1. to open one's mouth; keep one's mouth open
2. to shout

Conjugation

Conjugation of gapa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gapa		—
Supine	gapat		—
Imperative	gapa		—
Imper. plural1	gapen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gapar	gapade	—	—
Ind. plural1	gapa	gapade	—	—
Subjunctive2	gape	gapade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	gapande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.