grappe

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French grappe, from Old French grappe, grape, crape (cluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes), from graper, craper (to pick grapes, literally to hook), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *krappo (hook), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- (hook), *gremb- (crooked, uneven), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (to turn, end, twist). Cognate with Middle Dutch krappe (hook), Old High German krapfo (hook) (German Krapfe). More at cramp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁap/
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Noun

grappe f (plural grappes)

  1. bunch, cluster

Usage notes

When used to quantify a stated object, the singular form of that object is used, contrary to English.

  • une grappe de raisina bunch of grapes

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrap.pe/
  • Rhymes: -appe
  • Hyphenation: gràp‧pe

Noun

grappe f

  1. plural of grappa

Anagrams

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *krappō.

Noun

grappe oblique singularf (oblique plural grappes, nominative singular grappe, nominative plural grappes)

  1. grappling hook
  2. (collectively) fruits or flowers together

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (grape)
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (grappe, supplement)