Krapp

German

Alternative forms

• Krappe f (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch crappe, from Proto-Germanic *krappô (“hook”), a reference to the plant’s hook-shaped thorns. Doublet of Krapfen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krap/

• Audio:

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Noun

Krapp m (strong, genitive Krappes or Krapps, no plural)

1. madder (Rubia tinctorum) and the pigment from it

Declension

Declension of Krapp [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Krapp
genitive	eines	des	Krappes, Krapps
dative	einem	dem	Krapp, Krappe1
accusative	einen	den	Krapp

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Färberkrapp

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: крап (krap)
• → Polish: krap (rare)
• → Russian: крапп (krapp)
• → Serbo-Croatian: (regional, rare)

  Cyrillic script: кра̏п

  Latin script: krȁp

• → Ukrainian: крап (krap)

Further reading

• “Krapp” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Krapp” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /kʀɑp/
• Rhymes: -ɑp

Noun

Krapp m (plural Kräpp)

1. (of birds) crop, craw
2. goitre