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Dutch
Verb
happe
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of happen
Estonian
Noun
happe
- genitive singular of hape
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
happe
- inflection of happer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
From Middle French happe, from Old French happe, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a derivative of Old French happer (“to seize quickly, snap up”). Alternatively, perhaps from Frankish *happā (“knife, billhook, sickle”) a variant of *happjā (“axe”), related to Old High German happa (modern German Hippe).
Noun
happe f (plural happes)
- crampon
- hook
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