chape

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English chape, from Old French chape (“a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape”), from Latin cappa, itself derived from Latin caput (“the head”). Doublet of cap, cape, and cope. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃeɪp/ Rhymes: -eɪp === Noun === chape (plural chapes) The lower metallic cap at the end of a sword's scabbard. Alternative form of chappe (“rainguard”) (piece fitted to a sword's crossguard). (archaic) The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap. The tip of a fox's tail. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Edward H[enry] Knight (1877), “Chape”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC. Swords on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Peach, Pecha, cheap, peach == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French chape. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɑp/ Hyphenation: cha‧pe Homophone: sjap === Noun === chape m or f (plural chapes, diminutive chapeje n or chapeke n) (Belgium, construction) screed ==== Synonyms ==== dekvloer, ondervloer, slijtlaag === References === [1] == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French chape, from Late Latin cappa. Doublet of cape. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃap/ Rhymes: -ap Homophone: chapes === Noun === chape f (plural chapes) (archaic) cape, cloak (liturgy) cope, cappa (ceremonial cape) Synonym: pluvial (nautical) gin block tread (of tyre) (manufacturing) clevis screed ==== Related terms ==== chapeau chapelle échapper === Further reading === “chape”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === pécha, pêcha == Galician == === Verb === chape inflection of chapar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French échapper (“to escape”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaˈpe/ === Verb === chape to escape Haitian Creole Bible Jòb 1:14-15: Yon mesaje kouri vin jwenn Jòb, li di l' konsa: -Nou t'ap raboure tè ak bèf yo, fenmèl bourik yo t'ap manje toupre, lè yon bann moun Seba tonbe sou nou, yo pran tout bèt yo, yo touye tout moun ou yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa. === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[2], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 36 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === schape === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French chape, from Latin cappa. Doublet of cappe and cope. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːp(ə)/ === Noun === chape (plural chapes) A metal cover or mounting, especially the chape of a scabbard. ==== Descendants ==== English: chape ==== References ==== “chāpe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norman == === Alternative forms === capé (continental) chapé (Guernsey, Jersey) === Etymology === From Old French chapel, from Early Medieval Latin cappellus, diminutive from Late Latin cappa. === Noun === chape m (plural chapes) (Sark) hat == Old French == === Alternative forms === cape (Old Northern French) === Etymology === From Late Latin cappa. === Noun === chape oblique singular, f (oblique plural chapes, nominative singular chape, nominative plural chapes) cape (sleeveless garment) ==== Related terms ==== chapel chapele eschaper ==== Descendants ==== French: chape → Middle English: chape, schapeEnglish: chape →⇒ Old East Slavic: шапка (šapka) (see there for further descendants) →⇒ Old Polish: czapkaPolish: czapkaSilesian: czŏpka == Portuguese == === Verb === chape inflection of chapar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃape/ [ˈt͡ʃa.pe] Rhymes: -ape Syllabification: cha‧pe === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== chape m (plural chapes) tress, braid === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== chape inflection of chapar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “chape”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025