slippa
Icelandic
Noun
slippa
- indefinite genitive plural of slippur
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish slippa, from Old Norse sleppa.
Pronunciation
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Verb
slippa
- not to have to, to get away (with not doing)
- Vi slapp städa köket innan vi åkte
- We did not have to clean the kitchen before we left (They did not force us to clean the kitchen before we left, We got away without cleaning the kitchen before we left)
- Vi slapp städa köket innan vi åkte
- (slang) to be unable (due to technical limitations)
- med en T-Ford slipper man åka fortare än 70 km/h
- with a Model T Ford, there's no need to (i.e. you can't) go faster than 70 km/h
- med en T-Ford slipper man åka fortare än 70 km/h
Conjugation
Conjugation of slippa (class 3 strong)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | slippa | — |
| Present tense | slipper | — |
| Past tense | slapp | — |
| Supine | sluppit | — |
| Imperative | slipp | — |
| Present participle | slippande | |
| Past participle | sluppen | |
Related terms
- undslippa
- uppsluppen