propper
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑpəɹ/
Audio (US) (file)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒpə/
- Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ)
- Homophone: proper
- Hyphenation: prop‧per
Noun edit
propper (plural proppers)
- One who or that which props.
- 1999, Sandy Jones, Guide to Baby Products, page 58:
- Baby proppers pose dangers. The latest information on the relationship between baby positioning and SIDS has led to a multitude of new products designed to prop babies on their sides or backs.
- 1973, Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince, page 47:
- I do not mean that she stood around in the road, but she moved in a world of business men, golf-club bar proppers and night-club hounds, who certainly regarded her in this light.
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
propper (masculine propperen, neuter proppert, comparative méi propper, superlative am proppersten)
Declension edit
declension of propper
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass propper | si ass propper | et ass propper | si si(nn) propper | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | propperen | propper | proppert | propper |
independent without determiner | propperes | propperer | |||
dative | after any declined word | propperen | propperer | propperen | propperen |
as first declined word | propperem | propperem |
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
propper m