harpa
Faroese
Alternative forms
- hørpa
Etymology
From Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Compare Icelandic harpa, Norwegian and Danish harpe, Swedish harpa, German Harfe, Dutch and English harp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaɹ̥pa/
- Rhymes: -aɹ̥pa
Noun
harpa f (genitive singular harpu, plural harpur)
- harp
Declension
Declension of harpa | ||||
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f1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | harpa | harpan | harpur | harpurnar |
accusative | harpu | harpuna | harpur | harpurnar |
dative | harpu | harpuni | harpum | harpunum |
genitive | harpu | harpunnar | harpa | harpanna |
Derived terms
- munnharpa
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: harpas, harpât
Verb
harpa
- third-person singular past historic of harper
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Compare Faroese hørpa, harpa, Norwegian and Danish harpe, Swedish harpa, German Harfe, Dutch and English harp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhar̥pa/
- Rhymes: -ar̥pa
- Homophones: Harpa
Noun
harpa f (genitive singular hörpu, nominative plural hörpur)
- harp
Declension
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | harpa | harpan | hörpur | hörpurnar |
accusative | hörpu | hörpuna | hörpur | hörpurnar |
dative | hörpu | hörpunni | hörpum | hörpunum |
genitive | hörpu | hörpunnar | harpa/harpna | harpanna/harpnanna |
Derived terms
- slagharpa
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- harpen
Noun
harpa m or f
- definite feminine singular of harpe
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
harpa f
- definite singular of harpe
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.
Noun
harpa f
- harp
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | harpa | harpan | harpu(r), -o(r) | harpuna(r), -ona(r) |
accusative | harpu, -o | harpuna, -ona | harpu(r), -o(r) | harpuna(r), -ona(r) |
dative | harpu, -o | harpunni, -onne | harpum, -om | harpumin, -omen |
genitive | harpu, -o | harpunna(r), -onna(r) | harpa | harpanna |
Descendants
- Swedish: harpa
Portuguese
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Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese arpa, from Late Latin harpa, from Frankish *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaʁ.pɐ/ [ˈah.pɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈaɾ.pɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈaʁ.pɐ/ [ˈaχ.pɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaɻ.pa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈaɾ.pɐ/
- Hyphenation: har‧pa
Noun
harpa f (plural harpas)
- harp (musical instrument)
Derived terms
- claviarpa (“claviharp”)
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈharpa]
Noun
harpa f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of harpă
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɾpa/ [ˈaɾ.pa]
- Rhymes: -aɾpa
- Syllabification: har‧pa
Noun
harpa f (plural harpas)
- Rare spelling of arpa.
Further reading
- “harpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish harpa, from Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Compare Norwegian and Danish harpe, Icelandic harpa, Faroese hørpa, harpa, German Harfe, Dutch and English harp.
Noun
harpa c
- (music) harp
Declension
Declension of harpa | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | harpa | harpan | harpor | harporna |
Genitive | harpas | harpans | harpors | harpornas |