gapen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch gapen, from Old Dutch *gapon, from Proto-West Germanic *gapōn, from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁y- (“to gape, be wide open”), related to Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō), Russian зия́ть (zijátʹ), Sanskrit विजिहीते (vijihīte), and Proto-Germanic *gīnaną, *ganōną (English yawn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣaːpə(n)/ Hyphenation: ga‧pen Rhymes: -aːpən === Verb === gapen (intransitive) to yawn Synonym: geeuwen (intransitive) to gape ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: gaap Negerhollands: gav → Guyanese Creole English: gapia-mouth (possibly influenced by Virgin Islands Dutch Creole) → Papiamentu: hap, haap === References ===