glupa
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Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
glupa
- inflection of glup:
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish glupa (“devour”). Likely from Old Norse gleypa (“to devour”). Compare gloppa, glåpa.
Verb[edit]
glupa (present glupar, preterite glupade, supine glupat, imperative glupa)
- (in the present participle "glupande") voracious, ravenous
- glupande aptit
- voracious appetite
- glupande hunger
- ravenous hunger
- (in "glupa i sig") to swallow in mouthfuls (without chewing), to devour
- glupa i sig glass
- gorge down ice cream
- to gape (as if for prey)
Usage notes[edit]
Rare other than in the present participle.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of glupa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | glupa | glupas | ||
Supine | glupat | glupats | ||
Imperative | glupa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | glupen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | glupar | glupade | glupas | glupades |
Ind. plural1 | glupa | glupade | glupas | glupades |
Subjunctive2 | glupe | glupade | glupes | glupades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | glupande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- glupa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- glupa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- glupande in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)