nype

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• njupa, njupe, nypa

Etymology

Doublet of hjupe, descending from Old Norse hjúpa (“a coat”), from Proto-Germanic *heupǭ. The initial n- may have come from the first element in a compound ending in -n, say in steinhjupe, making it a back-formation from steinnype. Compare Swedish nypon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nyː.pə/

Noun

nype f (definite singular nypa, indefinite plural nyper, definite plural nypene)

1. a rosehip (the fruit of a rose plant)

References

• “nype” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.