See also: sapér and såper

Aragonese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin sapere (taste, know).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /saˈpe(ɾ)/
  • Rhymes: -e(ɾ)
  • Syllabification: sa‧per

Verb edit

saper

  1. to know

References edit

  • saber”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

French edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sa.pe/
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Italian zappare (to hoe).

Verb edit

saper

  1. (transitive) to sap, do sapping work on (to subvert by digging)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to erode, wear down, undermine
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Unknown.

Verb edit

saper

  1. (informal, transitive, reflexive, Europe, Africa) to dress
    Ce type-là est toujours bien sapé.
    That guy is always well-dressed.

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

saper

  1. (transitive, informal, Quebec) to eat or chew noisily
  2. (transitive, informal, Quebec) to slurp

Etymology 4 edit

From sape, from Latin sappa. Compare Italian zappare, Friulian sapâ, Venetian sapar, Romanian săpa.

Verb edit

saper

  1. (agriculture) to harvest or reap forage or cereals with a small scythe
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Interlingua edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

saper

  1. to know

Conjugation edit

Italian edit

Verb edit

saper (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of sapere

Anagrams edit

Polish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French sapeur, from Middle French sappeur.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

saper m pers (female equivalent saperka)

  1. combat engineer, sapper

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjective

Further reading edit

  • saper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • saper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Torres Strait Creole edit

 
Pteropus livingstonii

Noun edit

saper

  1. (Eastern dialect) flying fox, fruit bat

Synonyms edit