UrsprungInherited from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse *hnappa, from Proto-Germanic *hnappōną. Possibly related to näpen and näpsa.
- to take the bait, to bite (of a fish)
“Gäddan nappade” — The pike took the bait
- impersonalto have fish take the bait
“Det nappar i sjön” — The fish are biting in the lake ("It bites in the lake")
- figurativelyto take up, to jump on, to snap up, etc. (like "take the bait," but neutral)
“Ingen nappade på erbjudandet” — No one took up ("bit on") the offer
- common-genderNapa leather
Formernappar(present) · nappade(preterite) · nappat(supine) · nappa(imperative) · nappa(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · nappat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · nappa(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · nappen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · nappar(active, indicative, present) · nappade(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · nappa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · nappade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)