Kauf
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German kouf, from Old High German kouf (“trade, barter, commerce”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaup.
Cognates
Related to Ancient Greek κάπηλος (kápēlos, “huckster”), English cheap, North Frisian kuup (“purchase”), West Frisian keap (“purchase, buy, acquisition”), Dutch koop (“buy, purchase, deal”), kopen (“to buy, purchase, shop”), Low German kopen (“to buy”), Swedish köp (“bargain, purchase”), köpa (“to buy, purchase”), Icelandic kaup (“purchase, bargain”), kaupa (“to purchase”), Finnish kauppa (“shop”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKauf m (strong, genitive Kaufes or Kaufs, plural Käufe)
Declension
editDeclension of Kauf [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
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editFurther reading
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- Rhymes:German/aʊ̯f
- Rhymes:German/aʊ̯f/1 syllable
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