steypa
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse steypa, from Proto-Germanic *staupijaną (“to pour, soak”). Cognate with Swedish stöpa (“to pour (a wax candle)”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
steypa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative steypti, supine steypt)
- (transitive, with accusative) to cast, to mould, to found
- (transitive, with accusative) to make from concrete
- (transitive, with dative) to hurl, to throw
- (transitive, with dative) to overthrow, to topple
- (transitive, with dative) to pour out
Conjugation edit
steypa — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að steypa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
steypt | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
steypandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég steypi | við steypum | present (nútíð) |
ég steypi | við steypum |
| þú steypir | þið steypið | þú steypir | þið steypið | ||
| hann, hún, það steypir | þeir, þær, þau steypa | hann, hún, það steypi | þeir, þær, þau steypi | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég steypti | við steyptum | past (þátíð) |
ég steypti | við steyptum |
| þú steyptir | þið steyptuð | þú steyptir | þið steyptuð | ||
| hann, hún, það steypti | þeir, þær, þau steyptu | hann, hún, það steypti | þeir, þær, þau steyptu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
steyp (þú) | steypið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| steyptu | steypiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að steypast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
steypst | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
steypandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég steypist | við steypumst | present (nútíð) |
ég steypist | við steypumst |
| þú steypist | þið steypist | þú steypist | þið steypist | ||
| hann, hún, það steypist | þeir, þær, þau steypast | hann, hún, það steypist | þeir, þær, þau steypist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég steyptist | við steyptumst | past (þátíð) |
ég steyptist | við steyptumst |
| þú steyptist | þið steyptust | þú steyptist | þið steyptust | ||
| hann, hún, það steyptist | þeir, þær, þau steyptust | hann, hún, það steyptist | þeir, þær, þau steyptust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
steypst (þú) | steypist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| steypstu | steypisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
steyptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
steyptur | steypt | steypt | steyptir | steyptar | steypt | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
steyptan | steypta | steypt | steypta | steyptar | steypt | |
| dative (þágufall) |
steyptum | steyptri | steyptu | steyptum | steyptum | steyptum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
steypts | steyptrar | steypts | steyptra | steyptra | steyptra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
steypti | steypta | steypta | steyptu | steyptu | steyptu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
steypta | steyptu | steypta | steyptu | steyptu | steyptu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
steypta | steyptu | steypta | steyptu | steyptu | steyptu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
steypta | steyptu | steypta | steyptu | steyptu | steyptu | |
Synonyms edit
- (to cast, to found): móta
- (to make from concrete): byggja úr steypu
- (to hurl, to throw): slöngva, kasta
- (to overthrow): fella
- (to pour): hella
Derived terms edit
- steypa sér ("to dive, to plunge")
- steypa í glötun ("to plunge into ruin")
- steypa af stóli ("to dethrone")
Noun edit
steypa f (genitive singular steypu, nominative plural steypur)
Declension edit
declension of steypa
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | steypa | steypan | steypur | steypurnar |
| accusative | steypu | steypuna | steypur | steypurnar |
| dative | steypu | steypunni | steypum | steypunum |
| genitive | steypu | steypunnar | steypna | steypnanna |