sleppa

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sleppa. Cognate with Swedish slippa.

Verb

sleppa (third person singular past indicative slapp, third person plural past indicative sluppu, supine sloppið)

  1. to be allowed, may
  2. to get (somewhere), to escape

Conjugation
Conjugation of sleppa (group v-49pp)
infinitive sleppa
supine sloppið
participle (a34)1 sleppandi sloppin
present past
first singular sleppi slapp
second singular sleppur slapst
third singular sleppur slapp
plural sleppa sluppu
imperative
singular slepp!
plural sleppið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Verb

sleppa (third person singular past indicative slepti, third person plural past indicative slept, supine slept)

  1. to set free, to release, to place

Conjugation
Conjugation of sleppa (group v-9)
infinitive sleppa
supine slept
participle (a5)1 sleppandi sleptur
present past
first singular sleppi slepti
second singular sleppir slepti
third singular sleppir slepti
plural sleppa sleptu
imperative
singular slepp!
plural sleppið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sleppa. Cognate with Swedish slippa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstlɛhpa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛhpa

Verb

sleppa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative slapp, third-person plural past indicative sluppu, supine sloppið)

  1. (intransitive) to escape, get away

Conjugation
sleppa — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að sleppa
supine
(sagnbót)		 sloppið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 sleppandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég slepp við sleppum present
(nútíð)		 ég sleppi við sleppum
þú sleppur þið sleppið þú sleppir þið sleppið
hann, hún, það sleppur þeir, þær, þau sleppa hann, hún, það sleppi þeir, þær, þau sleppi
past
(þátíð)		 ég slapp við sluppum past
(þátíð)		 ég slyppi við slyppum
þú slappst þið sluppuð þú slyppir þið slyppuð
hann, hún, það slapp þeir, þær, þau sluppu hann, hún, það slyppi þeir, þær, þau slyppu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 slepp (þú) sleppið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
slepptu sleppiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sloppinn — 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)		 sloppinn sloppin sloppið sloppnir sloppnar sloppin
accusative
(þolfall)		 sloppinn sloppna sloppið sloppna sloppnar sloppin
dative
(þágufall)		 sloppnum sloppinni sloppnu sloppnum sloppnum sloppnum
genitive
(eignarfall)		 sloppins sloppinnar sloppins sloppinna sloppinna sloppinna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)		 masculine
(karlkyn)		 feminine
(kvenkyn)		 neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)		 sloppni sloppna sloppna sloppnu sloppnu sloppnu
accusative
(þolfall)		 sloppna sloppnu sloppna sloppnu sloppnu sloppnu
dative
(þágufall)		 sloppna sloppnu sloppna sloppnu sloppnu sloppnu
genitive
(eignarfall)		 sloppna sloppnu sloppna sloppnu sloppnu sloppnu

Verb

sleppa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sleppti, supine sleppt)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to release, to let go, let go of
  2. (transitive, with dative) to refrain from, to forgo
  3. (transitive, with dative) to omit

Conjugation
sleppa — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að sleppa
supine
(sagnbót)		 sleppt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 sleppandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég sleppi við sleppum present
(nútíð)		 ég sleppi við sleppum
þú sleppir þið sleppið þú sleppir þið sleppið
hann, hún, það sleppir þeir, þær, þau sleppa hann, hún, það sleppi þeir, þær, þau sleppi
past
(þátíð)		 ég sleppti við slepptum past
(þátíð)		 ég sleppti við slepptum
þú slepptir þið slepptuð þú slepptir þið slepptuð
hann, hún, það sleppti þeir, þær, þau slepptu hann, hún, það sleppti þeir, þær, þau slepptu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 slepp (þú) sleppið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
slepptu sleppiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

Possibly from Germanic and borrowed from German Schlappe, compare English slap. Ultimately likely onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzlep.pa/
  • Rhymes: -eppa
  • Hyphenation: slép‧pa

Noun

sleppa f (plural sleppe) (regional)

  1. a slap
    Synonyms: schiaffo, sberla, ceffone
  2. a large portion
    Synonym: pezzo

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • sleppe (e and split infinitives)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²slɛpːɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sleppa.

Verb

sleppa (present tense slepp, past tense slapp, past participle sloppe, present participle sleppande, imperative slepp)

  1. to be released from something
    Eg slapp ut av fengselet etter eitt år.
    I was released from prison after one year.
  2. to not have to do something
    • 1991, Rune Belsvik, Dustefjerten:
      Det er eit ganske fint arbeid eg har. Eg slepp å bli full av skit og lort.
      I have a pretty nice job. I don't have to get all dirty and grimy.
  3. avoid
    Eg slapp militærtenesta fordi eg såg dårleg.
    I avoided military service because I had bad eyesight.

Etymology 2

From etymology 1.

Verb

sleppa (present tense slepper, past tense sleppte, past participle sleppt, present participle sleppande, imperative slepp)

  1. to release, let go, let loose
    Me sleppte kyrne ut på beite.
    We let the cows out to pasture.
    Me slepper deg fri no.
    We will release you now.
    Ho sleppte taket i greina og fall ned på bakken.
    She let go of the branch and fell onto the ground.

References
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