French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French sappe, from Latin sappa. Compare Italian zappa, Friulian sape, Romanian sapă.

Noun

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sape f (plural sapes)

  1. (regional, agriculture) a small scythe
  2. (regional, agriculture) hoe, mattock
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Etymology 2

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From saper (to dress).

Noun

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sape f (plural sapes)

  1. (colloquial) fashion, style
  2. (in the plural) outfit

Etymology 3

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Inflected forms.

Verb

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sape

  1. inflection of saper:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin sappa.

Noun

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sape f (plural sapis)

  1. hoe
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Interlingua

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Verb

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sape

  1. present of saper
  2. imperative of saper

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.pe/
  • Rhymes: -ape
  • Hyphenation: sà‧pe

Verb

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sape

  1. (archaic) third-person singular present indicative of sapere

Synonyms

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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sape

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of sapiō

Middle English

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Noun

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sape

  1. Alternative form of sap

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *saipā, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sāpe f

  1. soap
    • before 1150, Monasteriales Indicia[1] (monastic sign language guide):
      Ðonne þu sapan abban wille þonne gnid þu þinne handa to gædere
      When you want soap, then rub your hands together.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: sope, sape

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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sape

  1. optative active singular of sapati (to swear)

Romanian

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Verb

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sape

  1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of săpa