Kauf
German
Etymology
From Old High German kouf (“trade, barter, commerce”).
Cognates
Related to Ancient Greek κάπηλος (kápēlos, “huckster”), English cheap, North Frisian kuup (“purchase”), West Frisian keap (“purchase, buy, acquisition”), Dutch koop (“buy, purchase, deal”), kopen (“to buy, purchase, shop”), Low German kopen (“to buy”), Swedish köp (“bargain, purchase”), köpa (“to buy, purchase”), Icelandic kaup (“purchase, bargain”), kaupa (“to purchase”), Finnish kauppa (“shop”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Kauf m (strong, genitive Kaufes or Kaufs, plural Käufe)
Declension
Declension of Kauf [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
Related terms
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- Rhymes:German/aʊ̯f
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