See also: kobe, Kobe, kôbe, kōbe, Kōbe, kobé, Kobé, and kobë

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish køpæ (buy, purchase), from Old Norse kaupa, past tense keypta, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, *kaupijaną, cognate with German kaufen and Dutch kopen. The Germanic verb is probably a loan from Latin caupō (tradesman).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰøːb̥ə], [ˈkʰøːʊ]

Verb

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købe (imperative køb, infinitive at købe, present tense køber, past tense købte, perfect tense har købt)

  1. buy
  2. purchase
  3. bribe

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøpe