stelpa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stelpa (“girl”), of uncertain further origin. Compare the related Danish verb stolpre (“stumble”) as well as the German stolpern (“stumble”), which may be sound-symbolic. For a similar formation, compare English toddler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛl̥pa/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl̥pa

Noun

stelpa f (genitive singular stelpu, nominative plural stelpur)

1. girl (informal)

   Synonyms: (somewhat dated) stúlka, (rare) telpa

   Antonyms: strákur, (informal) stráksi, drengur, (dated) piltur, (dated) sveinn

Declension

Declension of stelpa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stelpa	stelpan	stelpur	stelpurnar
accusative	stelpu	stelpuna	stelpur	stelpurnar
dative	stelpu	stelpunni	stelpum	stelpunum
genitive	stelpu	stelpunnar	stelpna	stelpnanna

Further reading

• “stelpa” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)