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English
Etymology 1
Noun
colp (plural colps)
- Alternative form of collop
Etymology 2
Noun
colp (plural colps)
- (medicine, colloquial) Short for colposcopy.
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Noun
colp m (plural colps)
- (obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of cop
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Old French
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Etymology
From Late Latin colpus, syncopated form of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow, smack”).
Noun
colp oblique singular, m (oblique plural cols, nominative singular cols, nominative plural colp)
- strike; hit
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Old Occitan
Etymology
From Late Latin colpus, syncopated form of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow, smack”).
Noun
colp m (oblique plural colps, nominative singular colps, nominative plural colp)
- blow; strike; hit
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