clappe

See also: clappé

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: clappent, clappes

Verb

clappe

1. inflection of clapper:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

A back-formation from clappen.

Alternative forms

• clap, clapp, cleappe, cleppe, klap

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklap(ə)/

Noun

clappe (plural clappes)

1. A loud sound or commotion, especially consisting of speech.
2. (rare) A strike or attack; a forceful motion.
3. (rare) An lucky or unlucky event or happening.
4. (rare) A part of a mill that impels grain.

Descendants

• English: clap
• Scots: clap

References

• “clap(pe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-08.

Etymology 2

Verb

clappe

1. Alternative form of clappen