Krapp

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Dutch crappe, from Proto-Germanic *krappô (“hook”), a reference to the plant’s hook-shaped thorns. Doublet of Krapfen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /krap/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Krapp m (strong, genitive Krappes or Krapps, no plural)

  1. madder (Rubia tinctorum) and the pigment from it

Declension

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Declension of Krapp [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Krapp
genitive eines des Krappes, Krapps
dative einem dem Krapp, Krappe1
accusative einen den Krapp

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Bulgarian: крап (krap)
  • → Polish: krap (rare)
  • → Russian: крапп (krapp)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: (regional, rare)
    Cyrillic script: кра̏п
    Latin script: krȁp
  • → Ukrainian: крап (krap)

Further reading

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  • “Krapp” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Krapp” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German kropf (“crop, craw [of a bird]”), from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz. The sense “goitre” comes from extension of the original meaning.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Krapp m (plural Kräpp)

  1. (of birds) crop, craw
  2. goitre
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