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German
Etymology
From Middle High German kouf, from Old High German kouf (“trade, barter, commerce”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaup.
Cognates
Related to
Ancient Greek κάπηλος (kápēlos,
“huckster”),
English cheap,
North Frisian kuup (“purchase”),
West Frisian keap (“purchase, buy, acquisition”),
Dutch koop (“buy, purchase, deal”),
kopen (“to buy, purchase, shop”),
Low German kopen (“to buy”),
Swedish köp (“bargain, purchase”),
köpa (“to buy, purchase”),
Icelandic kaup (“purchase, bargain”),
kaupa (“to purchase”),
Finnish kauppa (“shop”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Kauf m (strong, genitive Kaufes or Kaufs, plural Käufe)
- purchase
- Synonyms: Abkauf, Einkauf
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Further reading
- “Kauf” in Duden online
- “Kauf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache