drope

See also: dropé and Drope

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdropɛ]
  • Rhymes: -opɛ
  • Hyphenation: dro‧pe

Noun

drope m

  1. vocative singular of drop ("bustard")
  2. vocative singular of drop (in golf)

Synonyms

Dutch

Verb

drope

  1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of druipen

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Verb

drope

  1. inflection of droper:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

  • From Old English dropa, from Proto-West Germanic *dropō, from Proto-Germanic *drupô.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔ̞ːp(ə)/
    • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔp(ə)/ (influenced by droppen)

    Noun

    drope (plural dropes or (rare) dropen)

    1. A drop (small quantity of liquid)
    2. A shower or gush; a falling agglomeration of droplets.
    3. A speckle, stain, or mark.
    4. (medicine) A disease having speckles or spots as a symptom.
    5. (rare) A hanging gemstone.
    Descendants
    • English: drop
    • Scots: drap
    References

    Etymology 2

  • Verb

    drope

    1. alternative form of droppen

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    drope

    1. alternative form of droupen

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /²droːpə/
    • Homophone: dråpe

    Alternative forms

    Etymology 1

    From Old Norse dropi.

    Noun

    drope m (definite singular dropen, indefinite plural dropar, definite plural dropane)

    1. a drop
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    drope

    1. past participle of drypa

    References

    Portuguese

    Verb

    drope

    1. inflection of dropar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative