kaap

== Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === === Noun === kaap (plural kape, diminutive kapie) cape, headland Kaap die Goeie Hoop ― Cape of Good Hope === See also === Kaap die Goeie Hoop on the Afrikaans Wikipedia.Wikipedia af == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaːp/ Hyphenation: kaap Rhymes: -aːp === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle French cap, from Old Occitan cap, from Latin caput. ==== Noun ==== kaap f (plural kapen, diminutive kaapje n) a cape, headland Kaap de Goede Hoop ― Cape of Good Hope ===== Descendants ===== → Papiamentu: kaap (dated) === Etymology 2 === Perhaps related to kopen (“to buy, trade”), possibly from Old Frisian kāp (“purchase”), or otherwise from Latin capio (“I seize”). Attested before kapen; originally only attested in the phrase ter kaap varen. ==== Noun ==== kaap f (plural kapen, diminutive kaapje n) privateering, attacking and looting enemy ships under the auspices of one's government Synonym: kaapvaart ===== Derived terms ===== kapen === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== kaap inflection of kapen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === See also === Kaap de Goede Hoop on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Farefare == === Etymology === From Dutch kaap, German Kap. Compare also English cape, Spanish cabo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaːp/ === Noun === kaap cape, headland ==== Inflection ====