clappe

== French == === Pronunciation === Homophones: clappent, clappes === Verb === clappe inflection of clapper: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === A back-formation from clappen. ==== Alternative forms ==== clap, clapp, klap claippe, cleappe (AB language); cleppe (Early Middle English, Worcestershire) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈklap(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== clappe (plural clappes) A thunderclap or similar commotion. Noisy or irritating talk. (rare) A strike or hit; an unarmed attack. (rare) An instance of luck (whether good or bad). (rare, agriculture) A chattering damsel or clapper. ===== Descendants ===== English: clap Scots: clap ===== References ===== “clap(pe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 October 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== clappe alternative form of clappen