rópa

See also: ropa, ròpa, and гора

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔuːpa/
• Rhymes: -ɔuːpa
• Homophone: rópað

Verb

rópa (third person singular past indicative rópti, third person plural past indicative róptu, supine rópt) or
rópa (third person singular past indicative rópaði, third person plural past indicative rópaðu, supine rópað)

1. to call, shout

Conjugation

Conjugation of rópa (group v-29-30)
infinitive	rópa
supine	rópað
participle (a5 (a39)/a6)1	rópandi	róptur/ rópaður
	present	past
first singular	rópi	rópti/ rópaði
second singular	rópar	rópti/ rópaði
third singular	rópar	rópti/ rópaði
plural	rópa	róptu/ rópaðu
	imperative
singular	rópa!
plural	rópið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English rope.

Noun

rópa m (genitive singular rópa, nominative plural rópaí)

1. rope

Declension

Declension of rópa

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative rópa rópaí Vocative a rópa a rópaí Genitive rópa rópaí Dative rópa rópaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an rópa na rópaí Genitive an rópa na rópaí Dative leis an rópa don rópa leis na rópaí

Derived terms

• ar na rópaí (“on the ropes”)
• cleas rópa (“rope trick”)
• dréimire rópa (“rope-ladder”)
• droichead rópa (“rope bridge”)
• rópa boinn (“foot-rope”) (of net, thatch)
• rópa bulla (“buoy-rope”)
• rópa cinn, rópa droma (“headrope”) (of net)
• rópa cnáibe (“hemp-rope”)
• rópa craicinn, rópa leathair (“hide-rope”)
• rópa lín (“flax-rope”)
• rópa scipeála (“jump rope”)
• rópadóir (“rope-maker”)

 

Related terms

• rópadóireacht f (“rope-making; (act of) rope-walking, rope-climbing, working with ropes”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rópa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rópa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “rópa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024