UrsprungFrom Middle Low German propp (“support (for vines)”), of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from Latin propago (“I extend, propagate”).
- common-gendera plug for stopping a hole (to prevent some liquid from passing through it, e.g. for a sink)
- common-gendera plug or clot or clog blocking flow, e.g. an ice plug, a blood clot, or in a clogged pipe
- common-gendera fuse for preventing overcurrent, typically a DIAZED fuse with a screw-in porcelain fuse holder
“Det har gått en propp” — A fuse has blown [It has gone a fuse]
- colloquial, common-gendera punch
“Han åkte på en propp” — He got punched
- abbreviation, alt-of, common-gender, slangshort for proposition
Formerpropp(indefinite, nominative, singular) · propps(genitive, indefinite, singular) · proppen(definite, nominative, singular) · proppens(definite, genitive, singular) · proppar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · proppars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · propparna(definite, nominative, plural) · propparnas(definite, genitive, plural)