Krapp

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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
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 ”), from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz. The sense “goitre” comes from extension of the original meaning.

Pronunciation

Noun

Krapp m (plural Kräpp)

  1. (of birds) crop, craw
  2. goitre
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