Definify.com

Definition 2024


sleppa

sleppa

Faroese

Verb

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

  1. to get (somewhere), to escape

Conjugation

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


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

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

Derived terms