boppa

Faroese

Etymology

From English boob (slang ‘a woman's breast’), around 1600-1800.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔʰpːa/

Noun

boppa f (genitive singular boppu, plural boppur)

1. teat
2. wart, nipple
3. female breast
   • fáa boppu

     suck

   • geva boppu

     give suck to, suckle, give breast to

4. (childish) penis

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	boppa	boppan	boppur	boppurnar
accusative	boppu	boppuna	boppur	boppurnar
dative	boppu	boppuni	boppum	boppunum
genitive	boppu	boppunnar	boppa	boppanna

Synonyms

(breast): konubróst, bróst

Verb

boppa (third person singular past indicative boppaði, third person plural past indicative boppað, supine boppað)

1. to suck
2. to suckle, to nurse, to breast-feed

Conjugation

Conjugation of boppa (group v-30)

infinitive	boppa
supine	boppað
	present	past
first singular	boppi	boppaði
second singular	boppar	boppaði
third singular	boppar	boppaði
plural	boppa	boppaðu
participle (a6)1	boppandi	boppaður
	imperative
singular	boppa!
plural	boppið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

References

• Tórður Jóansson: English loanwords in Faroese. Tórshavn: Fannir 1997. (p. 110)