French

Verb

stoppa

1. third-person singular past historic of stopper

Icelandic

Etymology

From Middle Low German stoppen, from Proto-Germanic *stuppōną, which may have been influenced by Medieval Latin stuppō ‎(“stuff with hemp”) ( < stuppa < Ancient Greek στύππη ‎(stúppē)). The sense “stop” was added in the 19th century, borrowed from Danish stoppe, which comes from the same Middle Low German word and Germanic root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔhpa/
• Rhymes: -ɔhpa

Verb

stoppa ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stoppaði, supine stoppað)

1. (intransitive, with preposition í or transitive, governing the accusative) to stuff something ^syn.
2. (intransitive, used with preposition í) to darn

   stoppa í sokka – to darn socks

3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to stop someone or something, to cause someone or something to come to a stop ^syn.
4. (intransitive) to stop, to come to a stop ^syn.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (stuff): bólstra
• (come to a stop): nema staðar, stansa, staðnæmast
• (cause to come to a stop): stöðva

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

Interlingua

Verb

stoppa

1. present of stoppar
2. imperative of stoppar

Italian

Etymology

From Latin stuppa.

Noun

stoppa f ‎(plural stoppe)

1. tow
2. oakum

Related terms

• stoppare
• stoppino
• stopposo

Verb

stoppa

1. third-person singular present indicative of stoppare
2. second-person singular imperative of stoppare

Anagrams

• stappo, stappò

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• stoppet

Verb

stoppa

1. simple past of stoppe
2. past participle of stoppe

Swedish

Pronunciation

Verb

stoppa

1. to stop
2. to stuff