Kauf

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See also: kauf and käuf

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

  • IPA(key): /kaʊ̯f/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯f

Noun

Kauf m (strong, genitive Kaufes or Kaufs, plural Käufe)

  1. purchase
    Synonyms: Abkauf, Einkauf

Declension

Declension of Kauf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kauf die Käufe
genitive eines des Kaufes, Kaufs der Käufe
dative einem dem Kauf, Kaufe1 den Käufen
accusative einen den Kauf die Käufe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Kauf” in Duden online
  • “Kauf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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