glapp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

glapp

1. past tense of gleppa

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from glappa.

Noun

glapp n

1. an (undesirable) gap (where things move relatively to each other)
2. (figuratively) a gap (between things that ought to be better connected)

   glappet mellan teori och praktik ― the gap between theory and practice

Declension

Declension of glapp
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	glapp	glappet	glapp	glappen
Genitive	glapps	glappets	glapps	glappens

Adjective

glapp (comparative glappare, superlative glappast)

1. loose, fitting loosely

Declension

Inflection of glapp
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	glapp	glappare	glappast
Neuter singular	glappt	glappare	glappast
Plural	glappa	glappare	glappast
Masculine plural3	glappe	glappare	glappast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	glappe	glappare	glappaste
All	glappa	glappare	glappaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• glappa (“be loose”)

See also

• glipa (“gap”)

References

• glapp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• glapp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• glapp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)