Krapp
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Dutch crappe, from Proto-Germanic *krappô (“hook”), a reference to the plant’s hook-shaped thorns. Doublet of Krapfen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Krapp m (strong, genitive Krappes or Krapps, no plural)
- madder (Rubia tinctorum) and the pigment from it
Declension edit
Declension of Krapp [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Bulgarian: крап (krap)
- → Polish: krap (rare)
- → Russian: крапп (krapp)
- → Serbo-Croatian: (regional, rare)
- → Ukrainian: крап (krap)
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German kropf (“crop, craw [of a bird]”), from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz. The sense “goitre” comes from extension of the original meaning.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Krapp m (plural Kräpp)