Faroese

Alternative forms

• hørpa

Noun

harpa f (genitive singular harpu, plural harpur)

1. harp

Declension

Derived terms

• munnharpa

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: harpas, harpât

Verb

harpa

1. third-person singular past historic of harper

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Compare Faroese hørpa, harpa, Norwegian and Danish harpe, Swedish harpa, German Harfe, Dutch and English harp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhar̥pa/

  Rhymes: -ar̥pa

  Homophones: Harpa

Noun

harpa f ‎(genitive singular hörpu, nominative plural hörpur)

1. harp

Declension

Derived terms

• slagharpa

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• harpen

Noun

harpa m, f

1. definite feminine singular of harpe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

harpa f

1. definite singular of harpe

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ.

Noun

harpa f

1. harp

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: harpa

Portuguese

harpa

Etymology

From Old Portuguese arpa, from Late Latin harpa, from Frankish *harpa ‎(“harp”), from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ ‎(“harp”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾ.pɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaʁ.pɐ/
• Hyphenation: har‧pa

Noun

harpa f (plural harpas)

1. harp (musical instrument)

Spanish

Noun

harpa f ‎(plural harpas)

1. Alternative spelling of arpa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish harpa, from Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ. Compare Norwegian and Danish harpe, Icelandic harpa, Faroese hørpa, harpa, German Harfe, Dutch and English harp.

Noun

harpa c

1. (music) harp

Declension