keper

Dutch

keper

Etymology

From Middle Dutch keper (“rafter, roof beam”), from Vulgar Latin *capriōne, *capreus, from Latin caper (“male goat”). The connection with goats is thought to be the resemblance of two diagonal wooden beams of a roof meeting in the middle with two prancing goats.

Cognate with Middle High German kepfer, French chevron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeːpər/

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• Rhymes: -eːpər

Noun

keper m (plural kepers, diminutive kepertje n)

1. (weaving) a twill, crossed weaving pattern
2. (construction) a type of roof comprising sloped rafters on which horizontal slats are nailed which support the roof tiles
3. (heraldry) a chevron, comprising crossing bands
4. a fir (the tree whose wood is mainly used for the building beams etc.)
5. some similar or associated ornaments, construction elements, capententry instruments etc.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• keperen
• gekeperd
• kepering
• (types by use and/or construction) hoekkeper m, kielkeper m, koppelkeper m, nokkeper m, keerkeper m, inslagkeper m, kettingkeper m, slangenkeper m, achtbindskeper, driebindskeper, vierbindskeper, m, drieschachtskeper m, vierschachtskeper m
• keperband
• keperbeen n
• keperbinding
• keperborat, keperbrat n
• keperbroek
• keperdoek n
• keperdraad
• kepergaas n
• kepersgewijze
• kepergrond
• keperhout n
• keperkap
• keperklauw
• keperlaken n
• keperlijn
• keperlint n
• keperstof
• keperstop
• keperstoppen (verb)
• keperstreep
• keperverband n
• keperverbinding
• kepervoet
• kepervoetplank
• kepervormig
• keperweefsel n
• keperwerk n
• keperweven (verb)
• keperweverij
• keperswijs, keperswijze
• keperzijde
• op de keper beschouwen (“to observe closely”)

Anagrams

• preek