kop

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Contents 1 Afrikaans 1.1 Noun 2 Czech 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 3 Danish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Inflection 4 Dutch 4.1 Etymology 1 4.1.1 Noun 4.1.1.1 Usage notes 4.1.1.2 Synonyms 4.1.1.3 Antonyms 4.1.1.4 Derived terms 4.1.2 Verb 4.2 Etymology 2 4.2.1 Noun 4.2.1.1 Synonyms 4.2.2 See also 5 Slovene 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 West Frisian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Noun 6.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] Afrikaans

[edit] Noun

kop

1. A head

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

kop m.

1. A kick

[edit] Derived terms

• přímý kop
• trestný kop

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse koppr, from Middle Low German kop.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kop/, [kʰʌb̥]

[edit] Noun

kop c. (singular definite koppen, plural indefinite kopper)

1. A cup; A concave vessel for holding liquid, generally adorned with either a handle or a stem (confer goblet, glass.)

   ... kop.

   Pour the wine into the cup.

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Germanic; cognate with English cop, cup, German Kopf.

[edit] Noun

kop m. (plural koppen, diminutive kopje)

1. An animal's head (except horses)

   Buldogs hebben een angstaanjagende kop.

   Bulldogs have a scaring head.

2. A meat product made from an animal's head
3. (colloquial) human head

   Hou je kop!

   Shut up!

4. (colloquial, by extension) A (male) human.

   Wat een kwaaie kop!

   Now that’s an angry guy!

5. The head of a nail, pin etc.

   Je slaat de spijker op de kop.

   Exactly.

6. The front, the lead, e.g. in a race; charge, control.

   De underdog ligt op kop.

   The underdog is in the lead.

7. Heads, the side of a coin or banknote on which a head may be printed.

[edit] Usage notes

It is considered impolite to refer to someone’s head with kop; hoofd should be used instead. In some dialects, however, kop is the normal word for head.

For animals, the usual term is kop, although for horses, hoofd is used.

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• (horse head): hoofd n.
• (human head): hoofd n.
• (coin side): beeldenaar m.

[edit] Antonyms

• (heads): munt

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Verb

kop

1. Imperative of koppen.
2. Singular present imperfect of koppen.

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[edit] Noun

kop f. (plural koppen, diminutive kopje)

1. A cup (for drinking)
2. (mainly the diminutive: kopje) A cup's content, a helping of beverage (especially warm) served in a cup

   Nog een kopje thee?

   (Do you want) another cup of tea?

[edit] Synonyms

• mok (Northern)
• tas (Flemish)

[edit] See also

• glas n.
• schotel(tje)

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Etymology

Back-formation from the verb kopati.

[edit] Noun

kop m.

1. A hoe

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Etymology

Compare German Kopf

[edit] Noun

kop c. (pl. koppen)

1. head

[edit] Synonyms

• holle