púpa

See also: pupa, Pupa, and pupă

Icelandic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin pupa, from special use of Latin pūpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰuːpa/

  Rhymes: -uːpa

Noun

púpa f (genitive singular púpu, nominative plural púpur)

1. cocoon

Declension

declension of púpa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	púpa	púpan	púpur	púpurnar
accusative	púpu	púpuna	púpur	púpurnar
dative	púpu	púpunni	púpum	púpunum
genitive	púpu	púpunnar	púpa/púpna	púpanna/púpnanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)