Swedish

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Etymology

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Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.[1] Compare Latin sorbeō, Ancient Greek ῥοφέω (rhophéō), German schlürfen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [²sœ̞rpla]
  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[2]) IPA(key): [²sɵrpla]

Verb

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sörpla (present sörplar, preterite sörplade, supine sörplat, imperative sörpla)

  1. to slurp

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ sörpla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  2. ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎[1], number 3

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