tappe

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Danish

Etymology 1

Derived form tap.

Pronunciation

Verb

tappe (imperative tap, infinitive at tappe, present tense tapper, past tense tappede, perfect tense har tappet)

  1. (of liquid) to draw, bottle
  2. to drain
  3. to tap, spy on
  4. to record

Etymology 2

From English tap.

Pronunciation

Verb

tappe (imperative tap, infinitive at tappe, present tense tapper, past tense tappede, perfect tense har tappet)

  1. (rare) tap (strike lightly)

Etymology 3

Noun

tappe

  1. indefinite plural of tap

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -apə

Verb

tappe

  1. inflection of tappen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Italian

Noun

tappe f

  1. plural of tappa

Anagrams

Laboya

Pronunciation

Noun

tappe

  1. a woven mat for sitting or sleeping

References

  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “tappe”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English tæppa, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

tappe (plural tappes)

  1. A spigot or plug for a hole or spout.
  2. A hole or spout for the emission of liquid.
Related terms
Descendants
  • English: tap
  • Scots: tap, tapp
References

Etymology 2

A back-formation from tappen.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

tappe

  1. (rare) A tap; a gentle touch.
Related terms
Descendants
References

Etymology 3

Verb

tappe

  1. Alternative form of tappen (to let flow)

Etymology 4

Noun

tappe

  1. Alternative form of tape