Krapp

See also: krapp

German

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• Krappe f (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁap/

• Audio:

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Noun

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

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

Declension

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

• Färberkrapp

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: крап (krap)
• → Polish: krap (rare)
• → Russian: крапп (krapp)
• → Serbo-Croatian: (regional, rare)

  Cyrillic script: кра̏п

  Latin script: krȁp

• → Ukrainian: крап (krap)

Further reading

• “Krapp”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Krapp” in Duden online

Etymology 2

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare English crow, Swedish korp.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁap/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Krapp m (weak, genitive Krappen, plural Krappen)

1. (birds, dialectal) crow, raven

   Synonyms: Krähe, Rabe

Declension

Declension of Krapp [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Krapp	die	Krappen
genitive	eines	des	Krappen	der	Krappen
dative	einem	dem	Krappen	den	Krappen
accusative	einen	den	Krappen	die	Krappen

Derived terms

• Nachtkrapp

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /kʀɑp/
• Rhymes: -ɑp

Noun

Krapp m (plural Kräpp)

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