kuip

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kœy̯p/
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  • Hyphenation: kuip
  • Rhymes: -œy̯p

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cupe, from Latin cūpa.

Noun

kuip f (plural kuipen, diminutive kuipje n)

  1. tub, basin (medium to large container, e.g. used for washing)
  2. (chiefly diminutive) tub, container (small container, e.g. used for containing butter or spreads)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kuip

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