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