coop

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.3 Translations 1.1.4 Verb 1.1.4.1 Derived terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English cupe, from Old English cȳpe (“‘basket, cask’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ko͞op, IPA: /kuːp/, SAMPA: /ku:p/
• Rhymes: -uːp

[edit] Noun

coop (plural coops)

1. A pen or enclosure for birds.
2. (slang) jail

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to coop (third-person singular simple present coops, present participle cooping, simple past and past participle cooped)

1. To keep in a coop.

[edit] Derived terms

• coop up

[edit] Etymology 2

From cooperative, by shortening.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) /ˈkəʊ.ɒp/, /"k@U.Qp/
• (US) enPR: kōŏp, IPA: /ˈkoʊ.ɑp/, SAMPA: /"koU.Ap/

[edit] Noun

coop (plural coops)

1. Alternative spelling of co-op.