gapa
See also: gapą and gå på
Garo
Etymology
From gap- + -a.
Verb
gapa (intransitive)
- to be full (of any container)
Related terms
- gapeta (“to fill, cause to be full”)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gapa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaːpa/
- Rhymes: -aːpa
Verb
gapa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gapti, supine gapað)
- to gape
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Northern Paiute
Etymology
Compare Cahuilla kúpvel
Noun
gapa
- bed
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- gapte (simple past)
- gapt (past participle)
Verb
gapa
- inflection of gape:
- simple past
- past participle
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gapōną (“to gaze, observe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape, be wide open”).[1]
Verb
gapa (singular past indicative gapti, plural past indicative gǫptu, past participle gapat)
- to gape, open the mouth wide
Conjugation
Conjugation of gapa — active (weak class 3)
| infinitive | gapa | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | gapandi | |
| past participle | gapat | |
| 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
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “gap”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.pa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -apa
- Syllabification: ga‧pa
Noun
gapa f
- booby (person)
- (Greater Poland, Kujawy, Poznań) crow (Corvus cornix, occasionally other birds of the Corvus genus)
- Synonym: wrona
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
- gapa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rotokas
Etymology
ga (“pry open”) + -pa
Noun
gapa
- wedge
References
- Firchow, Irwin; Firchow, Jacqueline; Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English, Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 18
Sakizaya
Noun
gapa
- canvas
Swedish
Etymology
gap + -a
Verb
gapa (present gapar, preterite gapade, supine gapat, imperative gapa)
- to open one's mouth; keep one's mouth open
- to talk very loudly or 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. | ||||
Derived terms
- gaphals (“someone who screams and shouts”)