sörpla

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.[1] Compare Latin sorbeō, Ancient Greek ῥοφέω (rhophéō), German schlürfen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [²sœ̞rpla]
  • (nonstandard, nonetheless common[2]) IPA(key): [²sɵrpla]

Verb

sörpla (present sörplar, preterite sörplade, supine sörplat, imperative sörpla)

  1. to slurp

Conjugation

References

  1. sörpla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  2. Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal], number 3

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