gaap

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣaːp/
  • Audio (Belgium):(file)
  • Hyphenation: gaap
  • Rhymes: -aːp

Etymology 1

Deverbal from gapen.

Noun

gaap m (plural gapen, diminutive gaapje n)

  1. yawn

Interjection

gaap

  1. an exclamation of sleepiness, boredom or disinterest: yawn!

Etymology 2

Blend of geit +‎ schaap.

Noun

gaap f or n (plural gapen, diminutive gaapje n)

  1. (neologism) geep (cross of a sheep and a goat)
    Synonym: scheit

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gaap

  1. inflection of gapen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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