steypa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse steypa, from Proto-Germanic *staupijaną (“to pour, soak”). Cognate with Swedish stöpa (“to pour (a wax candle)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteiːpa/
• Rhymes: -eiːpa

Verb

steypa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative steypti, supine steypt)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to cast, to mould, to found
2. (transitive, with accusative) to make from concrete
3. (transitive, with dative) to hurl, to throw
4. (transitive, with dative) to overthrow, to topple
5. (transitive, with dative) to pour out

Conjugation

steypa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að steypa
supine (sagnbót)		steypt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		steypandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég steypi	við steypum	present (nútíð)	ég steypi	við steypum
	þú steypir	þið steypið		þú steypir	þið steypið
	hann, hún, það steypir	þeir, þær, þau steypa		hann, hún, það steypi	þeir, þær, þau steypi
past (þátíð)	ég steypti	við steyptum	past (þátíð)	ég steypti	við steyptum
	þú steyptir	þið steyptuð		þú steyptir	þið steyptuð
	hann, hún, það steypti	þeir, þær, þau steyptu		hann, hún, það steypti	þeir, þær, þau steyptu
imperative (boðháttur)	steyp (þú)	steypið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	steyptu	steypiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

steypast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að steypast
supine (sagnbót)		steypst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		steypandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég steypist	við steypumst	present (nútíð)	ég steypist	við steypumst
	þú steypist	þið steypist		þú steypist	þið steypist
	hann, hún, það steypist	þeir, þær, þau steypast		hann, hún, það steypist	þeir, þær, þau steypist
past (þátíð)	ég steyptist	við steyptumst	past (þátíð)	ég steyptist	við steyptumst
	þú steyptist	þið steyptust		þú steyptist	þið steyptust
	hann, hún, það steyptist	þeir, þær, þau steyptust		hann, hún, það steyptist	þeir, þær, þau steyptust
imperative (boðháttur)	steypst (þú)	steypist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	steypstu	steypisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

steyptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	steyptur	steypt	steypt		steyptir	steyptar	steypt
accusative (þolfall)	steyptan	steypta	steypt		steypta	steyptar	steypt
dative (þágufall)	steyptum	steyptri	steyptu		steyptum	steyptum	steyptum
genitive (eignarfall)	steypts	steyptrar	steypts		steyptra	steyptra	steyptra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	steypti	steypta	steypta		steyptu	steyptu	steyptu
accusative (þolfall)	steypta	steyptu	steypta		steyptu	steyptu	steyptu
dative (þágufall)	steypta	steyptu	steypta		steyptu	steyptu	steyptu
genitive (eignarfall)	steypta	steyptu	steypta		steyptu	steyptu	steyptu

Synonyms

• (to cast, to found): móta
• (to make from concrete): byggja úr steypu
• (to hurl, to throw): slöngva, kasta
• (to overthrow): fella
• (to pour): hella

Derived terms

• steypa sér ("to dive, to plunge")
• steypa í glötun ("to plunge into ruin")
• steypa af stóli ("to dethrone")

Noun

steypa f (genitive singular steypu, nominative plural steypur)

1. casting, moulding, founding
2. foundry
3. concrete

Derived terms

• steinsteypa