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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
A variant of roop.
Verb
roup (third-person singular simple present roups, present participle rouping, simple past and past participle rouped)
- To cry or shout.
- (Scotland) To sell by auction.
1791, William Orem, A Description of the Chanonry in Old Aberdeen:During the space of his tack he had plentiful crops of corn upon it, and when his tacks were run ont, the town took it into their own hands, and rouped it annually
Noun
roup (plural roups)
- An outcry.
- (Scotland) A sale of goods by auction.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Uncertain.
Noun
roup (uncountable)
- An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
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Czech
Etymology
Cognate with Polish rup (“pinworm”).
Pronunciation
Noun
roup m anim
- pinworm
- roup lidský ― human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
Declension
Declension of roup (hard masculine animate)
Noun
roup m inan
- (in the plural) foolishness, caprice
Declension
Declension of roupy (pl-only hard masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- roup in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- roup in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- roup in Internetová jazyková příručka