German

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Etymology

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15th century, from Middle Low German kīpe. Cognate with dialectal Dutch kiep, English kipe (basket used for catching fish).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːpə/
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Noun

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Kiepe f (genitive Kiepe, plural Kiepen)

  1. a large wicker basket, carrying basket (typically on the back)
    • 1921 [1913], Gorch Fock [pseudonym; Johann Kinau], Seefahrt ist not!, page 212:
      Metta Greuns, die Stutenfrau, die von dem schriftgelehrten Jan Stihr, der ein bißchen heilig ist, nicht mit Unrecht die Finkenwärder Morgenpost genannt wird, kommt mit ihren mächtigen Kiepen den Deich entlang, die fast größer sind als sie, und singt vor allen Türen.
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Descendants

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  • Greater Polish: kipa

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German Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German kîpe, from Old Saxon *kīpa, from Proto-Germanic *kipǭ, *kippǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gey- (to bend, twist).

Noun

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Kiepe f (plural Kiepen)

  1. carrying basket

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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Probably Middle Low German kîpe, from Old Saxon *kīpa, from Proto-Germanic *kipǭ, *kippǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gey- (to bend, twist).

Noun

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Kiepe f

  1. basket