krap

See also: Appendix:Variations of "krap"

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch krab, from Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

krap (plural krappe, diminutive krappie)

1. crab
2. (uncountable) crab meat
3. (uncountable) bait made from crab meat
4. (botany, uncommon) devil's claw (plant of the genus Harpagophytum), especially when referring to the seeds

Synonyms

• (bait): krapaas
• (plant): duiwelsklou, kloudoring

Etymology 2

From Dutch krabben, from Middle Dutch crabben, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krabbōną. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

krap (present krap, present participle krappende, past participle gekrap)

1. to scratch
2. to scrape
3. to write quickly, sloppily and illegibly
4. to rummage; to search for something either for the sake of finding something or out of curiosity

   Hy krap alweer in haar goed.

   He is rummaging through her things again.

Synonyms

• (to scrape): skraap
• (to rummage): grou

Derived terms

• krapmerk
• krapperig

Albanian

Etymology 1

From South Slavic; compare Bulgarian крап (krap), Serbo-Croatian krȁp.

Noun

krap m (plural krapa, definite krapi, definite plural krapat)

1. (zoology) carp
2. (figurative, derogatory) oaf, fool
3. (northern Gheg) kind of snapdragon, variety of orchid

Derived terms

• krapuliq

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *krapa, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh₁p- (“strong”) (compare Welsh craff, Serbo-Croatian krȉjep).

Noun

krap m (definite krapi)

1. (anatomy) collarbone, clavicle

   Synonyms: heqës, klavikul

Derived terms

• krape, krapje

Further reading

• “krap”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “krap”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 213

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /krɑp/
• Homophone: krab
• Rhymes: -ɑp

Adjective

krap (comparative krapper, superlative krapst)

1. without much room, narrow, close

Inflection

Inflection of krap
uninflected	krap
inflected	krappe
comparative	krapper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		krap	krapper	het krapst het krapste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	krappe	krappere	krapste
	n. sing.	krap	krapper	krapste
	plural	krappe	krappere	krapste
definite		krappe	krappere	krapste
partitive		kraps	krappers	—

Derived terms

• krap bij kas

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• krapi m

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰraːp/
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

krap n (genitive singular kraps, nominative plural kröp)

1. slush (half-melted snow or ice)

   Synonym: krepja

Declension

declension of krap

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krap	krapið	kröp	kröpin
accusative	krap	krapið	kröp	kröpin
dative	krapi	krapinu	kröpum	kröpunum
genitive	kraps	krapsins	krapa	krapanna

Derived terms

• karl í krapinu (“dauntless and strong”)
• krapelgur (“wet slush”)
• krapkenndur (“slushy”)

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• krab

Etymology

From French crabe.

Noun

krap

1. crab

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krâp/

Noun

krȁp m (Cyrillic spelling кра̏п)

1. carp

   Synonym: šàran

Declension

Declension of krap

	singular	plural
nominative	krap	krapovi
genitive	krapa	krapova
dative	krapu	krapovima
accusative	krap	krapove
vocative	krape	krapovi
locative	krapu	krapovima
instrumental	krapom	krapovima

Further reading

• “krap” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *korpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kráp/

Noun

krȁp m anim

1. carp

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kràp
gen. sing.	krápa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kràp	krápa	krápi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	krápa	krápov	krápov
dative (dajȃlnik)	krápu	krápoma	krápom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	krápa	krápa	krápe
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	krápu	krápih	krápih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	krápom	krápoma	krápi

Further reading

• “Krap”, in European Commission: Food, farming, fisheries‎^[2], 2020, archived from the original on 2020-09-11
• “krap”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Thai

Romanization

krap

1. Romanization of ครับ