sape

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French sappe, from Latin sappa. Compare Italian zappa, Friulian sape, Romanian sapă.

Noun

sape f (plural sapes)

  1. (regional, agriculture) a small scythe
  2. (regional, agriculture) hoe, mattock
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Etymology 2

From saper (“to dress”).

Noun

sape f (plural sapes)

  1. (colloquial) fashion, style
  2. (in the plural) outfit

Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

Verb

sape

  1. inflection of saper:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin sappa.

Noun

sape f (plural sapis)

  1. hoe

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Interlingua

Pronunciation

Verb

sape

  1. present of saper
  2. imperative of saper

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.pe/
  • Rhymes: -ape
  • Hyphenation: sà‧pe

Verb

sape

  1. (archaic) third-person singular present indicative of sapere

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Latin

Verb

sape

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of sapiō

Middle English

Noun

sape

  1. Alternative form of sap

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

sāpe f

  1. soap
    • before 1150, Monasteriales Indicia‎ (monastic sign language guide):
      Ðonne þu sapan abban wille þonne gnid þu þinne handa to gædere
      When you want soap, then rub your hands together.

Declension

Declension of sape (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sāpe sāpan
accusative sāpan sāpan
genitive sāpan sāpena
dative sāpan sāpum

Descendants

  • Middle English: sope, sape

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Verb

sape

  1. optative active singular of sapati (“to swear”)

Romanian

Pronunciation

Verb

sape

  1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of săpa
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