boppa
Faroese
Etymology
From English boob (slang ‘a woman's breast’), around 1600-1800.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔʰpːa/
Noun
boppa f (genitive singular boppu, plural boppur)
- teat
- wart, nipple
- female breast
- fáa boppu
- suck
- geva boppu
- give suck to, suckle, give breast to
- fáa boppu
- (childish) penis
Declension
| Declension of boppa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | boppa | boppan | boppur | boppurnar |
| accusative | boppu | boppuna | boppur | boppurnar |
| dative | boppu | boppuni | boppum | boppunum |
| genitive | boppu | boppunnar | boppa | boppanna |
Synonyms
(breast): konubróst, bróst
Verb
boppa (third person singular past indicative boppaði, third person plural past indicative boppað, supine boppað)
- to suck
- to suckle, to nurse, to breast-feed
Conjugation
Conjugation of boppa
| v-30 | ||||
| infinitive | boppa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | boppandi | |||
| past participle a6 | boppaður | |||
| supine | boppað | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | boppi | boppar | boppar | boppa |
| past | boppaði | boppaði | boppaði | boppaðu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | boppa! | — | boppið! |
References
- Tórður Jóansson: English loanwords in Faroese. Tórshavn: Fannir 1997. (p. 110)