dropo

See also: dröpo

Catalan

Alternative forms

• dròpol

Etymology

Inherited from Latin hydropicus (“dropsical”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈdɾo̞.pu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈdɾɔ.po]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈdɾɔ.pu]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈdɾo.po]

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Adjective

dropo (feminine dropa, masculine plural dropos, feminine plural dropes)

1. lazy, idle

Noun

dropo m (plural dropos, feminine dropa, feminine plural dropes)

1. lazybones, layabout, idler, shirker

   Synonym: gandul

Derived terms

• dropejar
• droperia

Further reading

• “dropo”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Old Dutch

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *dropō, from Proto-Germanic *drupô.

Noun

dropo m

1. drop

Inflection

Declension of dropo (masculine an-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	dropo	dropon
accusative	dropon	dropon
genitive	dropin	dropono
dative	dropin	dropon

Derived terms

• nahtdropo

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: drōpe, drop
  • Dutch: drop, drup
    • Afrikaans: drup

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Noun

drōpo m

1. drop

Inflection

Declension of drōpo (masculine an-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	drōpo	drōpon
accusative	drōpon	drōpon
genitive	drōpin	drōpono
dative	drōpin	drōpon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: drôpe
  • Dutch: droop

References

• “droppo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
• “drōpo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dropō, see also Old English dropa, Old Norse dropi.

Noun

dropo m

1. drop

Descendants

• Middle Low German: drope, drupe, drup
  • German Low German: Drüpp
  • Plautdietsch: Drepp

Portuguese

Verb

dropo

1. first-person singular present indicative of dropar