ropa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ropa"

Aragonese

Etymology

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Noun

ropa f (plural ropas)

1. clothes

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “ropa”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raubaz.

Noun

ropa f (plural ropes)

1. clothes

Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ropa.

Noun

ropa

1. clothes, clothing

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish ropa (“clothes”), from Proto-Germanic *raubaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈropa/, [ˈro.pa]
• Hyphenation: ro‧pa

Noun

ropa

1. clothes

Czech

Etymology

Not generally used until the Second World War; borrowed from Polish ropa, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ropa with unclear origins.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈropa]

• Audio:

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Noun

ropa f

1. petroleum (crude)

   těžit ropu ― to drill for oil

Declension

Declension of ropa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	ropa	ropy
genitive	ropy	rop
dative	ropě	ropám
accusative	ropu	ropy
vocative	ropo	ropy
locative	ropě	ropách
instrumental	ropou	ropami

Derived terms

adjectives

• ropný
• ropový

 

See also

• nafta f

Further reading

• “ropa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ropa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ropa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Faroese

Etymology

Of imitative origin, similar to Danish ræbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹoːʰpa/
• Rhymes: -oːʰpa

Verb

ropa (third person singular past indicative ropaði, third person plural past indicative ropaðu, supine ropað)

1. to belch, burp

Conjugation

Conjugation of ropa (group v-30)
infinitive	ropa
supine	ropað
participle (a6)1	ropandi	ropaður
	present	past
first singular	ropi	ropaði
second singular	ropar	ropaði
third singular	ropar	ropaði
plural	ropa	ropaðu
	imperative
singular	ropa!
plural	ropið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Related terms

• rop
• ropi

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːpa

Etymology 1

From *ruppōną. Of imitative origin, similar to Danish ræbe.

Verb

ropa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative ropaði, supine ropað)

1. to belch, burp

Conjugation

ropa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að ropa
supine (sagnbót)		ropað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		ropandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég ropa	við ropum	present (nútíð)	ég ropi	við ropum
	þú ropar	þið ropið		þú ropir	þið ropið
	hann, hún, það ropar	þeir, þær, þau ropa		hann, hún, það ropi	þeir, þær, þau ropi
past (þátíð)	ég ropaði	við ropuðum	past (þátíð)	ég ropaði	við ropuðum
	þú ropaðir	þið ropuðuð		þú ropaðir	þið ropuðuð
	hann, hún, það ropaði	þeir, þær, þau ropuðu		hann, hún, það ropaði	þeir, þær, þau ropuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	ropa (þú)	ropið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	ropaðu	ropiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ropast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að ropast
supine (sagnbót)		ropast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		ropandist ** ** 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 ropast	við ropumst	present (nútíð)	ég ropist	við ropumst
	þú ropast	þið ropist		þú ropist	þið ropist
	hann, hún, það ropast	þeir, þær, þau ropast		hann, hún, það ropist	þeir, þær, þau ropist
past (þátíð)	ég ropaðist	við ropuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég ropaðist	við ropuðumst
	þú ropaðist	þið ropuðust		þú ropaðist	þið ropuðust
	hann, hún, það ropaðist	þeir, þær, þau ropuðust		hann, hún, það ropaðist	þeir, þær, þau ropuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	ropast (þú)	ropist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	ropastu	ropisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ropaður — 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)	ropaður	ropuð	ropað		ropaðir	ropaðar	ropuð
accusative (þolfall)	ropaðan	ropaða	ropað		ropaða	ropaðar	ropuð
dative (þágufall)	ropuðum	ropaðri	ropuðu		ropuðum	ropuðum	ropuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	ropaðs	ropaðrar	ropaðs		ropaðra	ropaðra	ropaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ropaði	ropaða	ropaða		ropuðu	ropuðu	ropuðu
accusative (þolfall)	ropaða	ropuðu	ropaða		ropuðu	ropuðu	ropuðu
dative (þágufall)	ropaða	ropuðu	ropaða		ropuðu	ropuðu	ropuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	ropaða	ropuðu	ropaða		ropuðu	ropuðu	ropuðu

Related terms

• ropi

Etymology 2

Noun

ropa

1. indefinite accusative singular of ropi
2. indefinite dative singular of ropi
3. indefinite genitive singular of ropi
4. indefinite accusative plural of ropi
5. indefinite genitive plural of ropi

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾˠɔpˠə]

Noun

ropa

1. genitive singular of rop

Verb

ropa

1. present subjunctive analytic of rop

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ropene

Noun

ropa n

1. definite plural of rop

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Alternative forms

• rope (e-infinitive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rupːa/

Verb

ropa (imperative rop, present tense ropar or roper, simple past ropa or ropte, past participle ropa or ropt, present participle ropande)

1. to shout

   Musikken var så høg at me måtte ropa for å høyra kvarandre.

   The music was so loud we had to shout to hear each other.

Etymology 2

Noun

ropa n

1. definite plural of rop

References

• “ropa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

Verb

rōpa

1. to shout, to call
2. to accuse

Conjugation

Conjugation of rōpa (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	rōpa			—
participle	rōpandi, -e			rōpaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	rōpar	rōpi, -e	—	rōpaþi, -e	rōpaþi, -e
þū	rōpar	rōpi, -e	rōpa	rōpaþi, -e	rōpaþi, -e
han	rōpar	rōpi, -e	—	rōpaþi, -e	rōpaþi, -e
vīr	rōpum, -om	rōpum, -om	rōpum, -om	rōpaþum, -om	rōpaþum, -om
īr	rōpin	rōpin	rōpin	rōpaþin	rōpaþin
þēr	rōpa	rōpin	—	rōpaþu, -o	rōpaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	rōpas	rōpis, -es	—	rōpaþis, -es	rōpaþis, -es
þū	rōpas	rōpis, -es	—	rōpaþis, -es	rōpaþis, -es
han	rōpas	rōpis, -es	—	rōpaþis, -es	rōpaþis, -es
vīr	rōpums, -oms	rōpums, -oms	—	rōpaþums, -oms	rōpaþums, -oms
īr	rōpins	rōpins	—	rōpaþins	rōpaþins
þēr	rōpas	rōpins	—	rōpaþus, -os	rōpaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: ropa

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ropa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.pa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔpa
• Syllabification: ro‧pa

Noun

ropa f

1. (pathology) pus
2. (informal) sleepy dust
3. crude oil, petroleum

   Synonym: ropa naftowa

4. (informal) diesel oil

   Synonym: olej napędowy

5. (colloquial) unattractive woman

Declension

Declension of ropa

	singular
nominative	ropa
genitive	ropy
dative	ropie
accusative	ropę
instrumental	ropą
locative	ropie
vocative	ropo

Derived terms

adjectives

• ropny
• roponośny
• ropopochodny
• ropotwórczy
• zaropiały

 

nouns

• ropień
• ropniak
• ropociąg
• ropotok
• ropowica

 

verb

• ropieć

 

Further reading

• ropa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ropa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Shona

Noun

ropa class 5

1. blood

   Synonym: gazi

Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰 (*raupa), from 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (raupjan), from Proto-Germanic *raupijaną. Cognates include Portuguese roupa. Compare also English robe, Italian roba, French robe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈropa/ [ˈro.pa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -opa
• Syllabification: ro‧pa

Noun

ropa f (plural ropas)

1. garment, clothing, clothes, robes

   Synonym: indumentaria

   Me gustan estas ropas.

   I like these clothes.

Usage notes

Ropa is a false friend, and does not mean rope. The Spanish word for rope is cuerda or soga.

Derived terms

• a quemarropa
• a toca ropa
• arropar
• bastidor de ropa
• en ropas menores
• guardarropa
• hay ropa tendida
• lavarropas
• nadar y guardar la ropa
• nadar y tener la ropa
• polilla de la ropa
• ropa blanca
• ropa de cama
• ropa interior
• ropa íntima
• ropa vieja
• ropaje
• secarropas

 

Related terms

• robar

 

See also

• prenda

Further reading

• “ropa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• paro
• proa
• rapo

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rōpa, from Old Norse hrópa, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną. Cognate with Faroese rópa, Icelandic hrópa, Danish råbe, Norwegian rope.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

ropa (present ropar, preterite ropade, supine ropat, imperative ropa)

1. to call, to shout

   ropa på hjälp

   call for help

   ropa på någon

   call for someone (to summon them or attract their attention)

   "Hallå, ni där borta", ropade han

   "Hey, you over there," he shouted

   • 1970, “Kalle Teodor”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Georg Riedel (music)‎^[1]:

     Men en stormnatt kan du höra nån som ropar: Hej hå! Ifrån havets djup det kommer, och det låter så: Hej hå! Hej hå!

     But on a stormy night you can hear someone calling: Hey ho! From the depths of the sea it comes, and it sounds like so: Hey ho! Hey ho!

Conjugation

Conjugation of ropa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ropa		ropas
Supine	ropat		ropats
Imperative	ropa		—
Imper. plural1	ropen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ropar	ropade	ropas	ropades
Ind. plural1	ropa	ropade	ropas	ropades
Subjunctive2	rope	ropade	ropes	ropades
	Participles
Present participle	ropande
Past participle	ropad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• anropa
• avropa
• inropa
• rop
• ropa in
• ropa ut
• ropa varg
• ropare
• uppropa
• utropa

 

See also

• skrika (“scream”)

References

• ropa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ropa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ropa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• ropa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• apor, prao