saper

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See also: sapér and såper

Aragonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sapere (taste, know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈpe(ɾ)/
  • Syllabification: sa‧per
  • Rhymes: -e(ɾ)

Verb

saper

  1. to know

References

  • saber”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.pe/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian zappare (to hoe).

Verb

saper

  1. (transitive) to sap, do sapping work on (to subvert by digging)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to erode, wear down, undermine
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

saper

  1. (informal, transitive, reflexive, Europe, Africa) to dress
    Ce type-là est toujours bien sapé.
    That guy is always well-dressed.

Etymology 3

Verb

saper

  1. (transitive, informal, Quebec) to eat or chew noisily
  2. (transitive, informal, Quebec) to slurp

Etymology 4

From sape, from Latin sappa. Compare Italian zappare, Friulian sapâ, Venetan sapar, Romanian săpa.

Verb

saper

  1. (agriculture) to harvest or reap forage or cereals with a small scythe
Conjugation

Further reading

Anagrams

Interlingua

Pronunciation

Verb

saper

  1. to know

Conjugation

    Conjugation of saper
infinitive saper
participle present perfect
sapentesapiente sapite
active simple perfect
present sape ha sapite
past sapeva habeva sapite
future sapera habera sapite
conditional saperea haberea sapite
imperative sape
passive simple perfect
present es sapite ha essite sapite
past esseva sapite habeva essite sapite
future essera sapite habera essite sapite
conditional esserea sapite haberea essite sapite
imperative sia sapite

Italian

Verb

saper (apocopated)

  1. apocopic form of sapere

Anagrams

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from French sapeur, from Middle French sappeur.

Pronunciation

Noun

saper m pers (female equivalent saperka, related adjective saperski)

  1. combat engineer, sapper

Declension

Further reading

  • saper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • saper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Torres Strait Creole

Pteropus livingstonii

Noun

saper

  1. (Eastern dialect) flying fox, fruit bat

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