From Proto-Finnic *kauppa, from Proto-Germanic *kaupaz, compare German Kauf and Old Norse kaup. Cognate to Finnish kauppa, Votic kauppõ, Ingrian kauppa, Livvi kauppu, and Ludian kaup.
kaup (genitive kauba, partitive kaupa)
| Declension of kaup (ÕS type 22u/leib, p-b gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaup | kaubad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kauba | ||
| genitive | kaupade | ||
| partitive | kaupa | kaupu kaupasid | |
| illative | kaupa kaubasse |
kaupadesse kaubusse | |
| inessive | kaubas | kaupades kaubus | |
| elative | kaubast | kaupadest kaubust | |
| allative | kaubale | kaupadele kaubule | |
| adessive | kaubal | kaupadel kaubul | |
| ablative | kaubalt | kaupadelt kaubult | |
| translative | kaubaks | kaupadeks kaubuks | |
| terminative | kaubani | kaupadeni | |
| essive | kaubana | kaupadena | |
| abessive | kaubata | kaupadeta | |
| comitative | kaubaga | kaupadega | |
From Old Norse kaup, derived from the verb kaupa (modern Icelandic kaupa).
kaup n (genitive singular kaups, nominative plural kaup)