kaap

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Noun

kaap (plural kape, diminutive kapie)

  1. cape, headland
    Kaap die Goeie Hoop ― Cape of Good Hope

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French cap, from Old Occitan cap, from Latin caput.

Noun

kaap f (plural kapen, diminutive kaapje n)

  1. a cape, headland
    Kaap de Goede Hoop ― Cape of Good Hope
Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: kaap (dated)

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to kopen (“to buy, trade”), possibly from Old Frisian kāp (“purchase”), or otherwise from Latin capio (“I seize”). Attested before kapen; originally only attested in the phrase ter kaap varen.

Noun

kaap f (plural kapen, diminutive kaapje n)

  1. privateering, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of one's government
    Synonym: kaapvaart
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kaap

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

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Farefare

Etymology

From Dutch kaap, German Kap. Compare also English cape, Spanish cabo.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaap

  1. cape, headland

Inflection

Singular Plural
Regular kaap kaapdõma
Diminutive kaapbila kaapbilsi
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