Aap

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aap"

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Aaf (“western Moselle Franconian; few dialects of Ripuarian”)
• Aff (“eastern Moselle Franconian”)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *apō. One of several Ripuarian relict words with an unshifted post-vocalic plosive. Compare deep (“deep”), söke (“to seek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːp/

Noun

Aap m (plural Aape, diminutive Ääpche)

1. (Ripuarian) ape, monkey

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• aap (Veldeke spelling)
• Naap (Gangelt, Waldfeucht, Dülken)
• Oop (Southern Maaskempens)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː˨p/
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

Aap m (plural Aape, diminutive Ääpke or Äppke) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

1. ape, monkey
2. (generally in the diminutive, as a term of endearment) mischievous child, rascal

Derived terms

• aape
• Aapegeseech
• Aapejula
• Aapejäckske
• Aapekarr
• Aapekass
• Aapekendsche
• Aapeklos
• Aapeklötsch
• Aapekopp
• Aapekruud
• Aapekääl
• Aapeköster
• Aapeküneng
• aapelus
• Aapemaan
• Aapemull
• Aapenell
• Aapenuut
• Aapeschnut
• Aapespill
• aapesvots
• Aapevott
• Aapächteg

Low German

Alternative forms

• Ap (some dialects, including Low Prussian)
• Ape (Münsterland, Vest Recklinghausen)
• Oop (some dialects)
• aap (Dutch Low Saxon)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der.?

Proto-Germanic *apô

Proto-West Germanic *apō

Old Saxon apo

Middle Low German āpe

Low German Aap

Inherited from Middle Low German āpe, from Old Saxon apo, from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”).

Noun

Aap m (plural Apen) (in some German Low German varieties)

1. ape
2. monkey
3. (derogatory) ape (uncivilised person)
4. sail on sailboat

Synonyms

• Aapkatt / Oopkatt

Derived terms

• Aapkatt
• aapsch
• Apenhuus
• Apenminsch
• Apenmoors
• Apenswanz
• Apentähn
• apig
• den Aap Zucker geven
• Minschenaap
• sik as en Aap benehmen
• sik to 'n Aap maken

See also

• Deert
• Huusdeert
• Söögdeert
• Plautdietsch: Op, Oop

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)

Saterland Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːp/
• Hyphenation: Aap
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

Aap m (plural Ape)

1. kiss

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:Kus.

Related terms

• aapje

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015), “Aap”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN