propper

English

Etymology

prop +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑpəɹ/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒpə/
• Rhymes: -ɒpə(ɹ)
• Homophone: proper
• Hyphenation: prop‧per

Noun

propper (plural proppers)

1. One who or that which props.
   • 1999, Sandy Jones, Guide to Baby Products, page 58:

     Baby proppers pose dangers. The latest information on the relationship between baby positioning and SIDS has led to a multitude of new products designed to prop babies on their sides or backs.

   • 1973, Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince, page 47:

     I do not mean that she stood around in the road, but she moved in a world of business men, golf-club bar proppers and night-club hounds, who certainly regarded her in this light.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French propre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʀopɐ/

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Adjective

propper (masculine propperen, neuter proppert, comparative méi propper, superlative am proppersten)

1. clean

Declension

declension of propper

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass propper	si ass propper	et ass propper	si si(nn) propper
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	propperen	propper	proppert	propper
	independent without determiner			propperes	propperer
dative	after any declined word	propperen	propperer	propperen	propperen
	as first declined word	propperem		propperem

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

propper m

1. indefinite plural of propp