cype
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Origin Uncertain.
Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *kūpijā (“bucket”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *kūpu (“tub, vat”).
Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *kīpā, from Proto-Germanic *kīpǭ, *kippǭ (“basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *gey- (“to bend, twist”); related to Middle Dutch kiepe (“basket”), Middle Low German kîpe (“basket”), Old Norse kippa (“basket”). Compare also Norwegian kaup (“crate, wooden box”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cȳpe f
Usage notes edit
- The exact gender is unknown, as the word is attested in the oblique singular and plural forms only. The nominative singular may be either cȳpe f or cȳpa m.
Declension edit
Declension of cype (weak)