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

• dropové

Dutch

Verb

drope

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

Anagrams

• porde

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: dropent, dropes

Verb

drope

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ-

Proto-Germanic *dreupaną

Proto-Germanic *druppōną

Proto-Germanic *drupô

Proto-West Germanic *dropō

Old English dropa

Proto-West Germanic *dropōn

Old English dropian

Middle English droppen

Middle English drope

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

Alternative forms

• drop, droppe, droupe
• droype (Northern)

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.

Related terms

• droppen

Descendants

• English: drop
• Scots: drap

References

• “drōpe, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dʰrbʰ-néh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰrebʰ-

Proto-Germanic *dreupaną

Proto-Germanic *druppōną

Proto-Germanic *drupô

Proto-West Germanic *dropō

Old English dropa

Proto-West Germanic *dropōn

Old English dropian

Middle English droppen

Middle English drope

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

• (noun): dråpå (Nord-Gudbrandsdalen)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dropi.

Noun

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

1. a drop

Derived terms

• regndrope
• sildrope

Etymology 2

Verb

drope

1. past participle of drypa

References

• “drope” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Verb

drope

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