Krapp

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch crappe, from Proto-Germanic *krappô (“hook”), a reference to the plant’s hook-shaped thorns. Doublet of Krapfen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /krap/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Krapp m (strong, genitive Krappes or Krapps, no plural)

  1. madder (Rubia tinctorum) and the pigment from it

Declension
Declension of Krapp [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Krapp
genitive eines des Krappes, Krapps
dative einem dem Krapp, Krappe1
accusative einen den Krapp

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Bulgarian: крап (krap)
  • → Polish: krap (rare)
  • → Russian: крапп (krapp)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: (regional, rare)
    Cyrillic script: кра̏п
    Latin script: krȁp
  • → Ukrainian: крап (krap)

Further reading
  • “Krapp” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Krapp” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German kropf (“crop, craw [of a bird]”), from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz. The sense “goitre” comes from extension of the original meaning.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʀɑp/
  • Rhymes: -ɑp

Noun

Krapp m (plural Kräpp)

  1. (of birds) crop, craw
  2. goitre
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.