klappa

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Icelandic

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Norse klappa, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

klappa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klappaði, supine klappað)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to pat
  2. (transitive, with dative) to chisel, to hew

Conjugation

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

klappa

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Norse klappa. Akin to English clap.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

klappa (present tense klappar, past tense klappa, past participle klappa, passive infinitive klappast, present participle klappande, imperative klappa/klapp)

  1. to clap (strike the palms of the hands together, applaud)
  2. to clap (to bring two surfaces together forcefully)
  3. to pat (gently tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing)
  4. to stroke (e.g. to pet an animal)

References

[edit]

Swedish

[edit]
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

[edit]

From klappa (to clap), from Old Norse klappa, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

klappa c

  1. a clapperboard

Declension

[edit]
Declension of klappa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klappa klappan klappor klapporna
Genitive klappas klappans klappors klappornas

Verb

[edit]

klappa (present klappar, preterite klappade, supine klappat, imperative klappa)

  1. to pet, to pat (a pet, someone on the shoulder, or the like)
    Hon klappade zebran
    She petted the zebra
    Katten gillar att bli klappad
    The cat likes being petted
    klappa någon på axeln
    pat someone on the shoulder
    1. to stroke (when petting)
  2. to clap (hands)
    Klappa händerna när du är riktigt glad (klapp klapp)
    If you're happy and you know it clap your hands [Clap your hands when you are really happy] (clap clap)
    Att applådera är att visa uppskattning genom att klappa
    To applaud is to show appreciation by clapping

Conjugation

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

References

[edit]