loppe

Danish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”) (see *hlaupaną (“to leap, jump”)).

Noun

loppe c (singular definite loppen, plural indefinite lopper)

1. (insects) A flea.

Inflection

Declension of loppe

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	loppe	loppen	lopper	lopperne
genitive	loppes	loppens	loppers	loppernes

Derived terms

• hundeloppe
• katteloppe
• loppebid
• loppecirkus
• loppefrø
• loppehalsbånd
• loppemarked
• loppepulver
• loppespil
• loppestik
• loppetjans
• loppetorv
• menneskeloppe
• rotteloppe

 

Verb

loppe (imperative lop, infinitive at loppe, present tense lopper, past tense loppede, perfect tense har loppet)

1. To remove fleas from the body.

Conjugation

Inflection of loppe

	present	past
simple	lopper	loppede
perfect	har loppet	havde loppet
passive	loppes	loppedes
participle	loppende	loppet
imperative	lop	—
infinitive	loppe	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	loppen	—

References

• “loppe” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “loppe,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

See also: Crabbe

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔp.pe/
• Rhymes: -ɔppe
• Hyphenation: lòp‧pe

Noun

loppe

1. plural of loppa

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English loppe, lobbe, from a conflation of Proto-Germanic *lubbō, *lubbǭ and Proto-Germanic *luppǭ.

Alternative forms

• lob, lop, lopp

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔp(ə)/, /ˈlɔb(ə)/

Noun

loppe (plural loppes)

2. A spider or arachnid.
3. A flea, fly, or other small insect.
4. (astronomy) Cancer (constellation)

Related terms

• loppestere

Descendants

• English: lop (dialectal)

References

• “loppe, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-07.

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin loppa.

Alternative forms

• lappe, lopp

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo(ə)/, /ˈskrab(ə)/

Noun

loppe (plural loppes)

2. A set of boughs, branches, or cuttings.
3. An individual bough, branch, or cutting.

Descendants

• English: lop

References

• “loppe, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-07.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”).

Noun

loppe f or m (definite singular loppa or loppen, indefinite plural lopper, definite plural loppene)

1. flea (a wingless parasitical insect)
2. An item for sale in a flea market.

Derived terms

• loppemarked

References

• “loppe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”).

Noun

loppe f (definite singular loppa, indefinite plural lopper, definite plural loppene)

1. flea (a wingless parasitical insect)
2. An item for sale in a flea market.

Derived terms

• loppemarknad

References

• “loppe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• lobbe

Etymology

Sense of "spider, silkworm" from Proto-Germanic *lubbō, *lubbǭ (“that which hangs or dangles”), from Proto-Indo-European *lep- (“to peel, skin”).

Cognate with Saterland Frisian lobbe (“hanging lump of flesh”), Middle Low German lobbe and Middle Dutch lobbe (“dangling part”), Dutch lob (“hanging lip, ruffle or sleeve”). More at lobe.

Sense of "flea" from Proto-Germanic *luppǭ (“flea, sandflea”, originally “jumper”), from Proto-Germanic *luppijaną (“to jump, dart”). Cognate with Danish loppe (“flea”), Swedish loppa (“flea”), Middle High German lüpfen, lupfen (“to release and raise aloft, move quickly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlop.pe/

Noun

loppe f

1. spider (perhaps also flea)
2. silkworm

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	loppe	loppan
accusative	loppan	loppan
genitive	loppan	loppena
dative	loppan	loppum

Descendants

• Middle English: loppe
  • English: lop