cype

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Origin Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *kūpijā (“bucket”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *kūpu (“tub, vat”).
Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *kīpā, from Proto-Germanic *kīpǭ, *kippǭ (“basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *gey- (“to bend, twist”); related to Middle Dutch kiepe (“basket”), Middle Low German kîpe (“basket”), Old Norse kippa (“basket”). Compare also Norwegian kaup (“crate, wooden box”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cȳpe f

  1. a basket or hamper

Usage notes[edit]

  • The exact gender is unknown, as the word is attested in the oblique singular and plural forms only. The nominative singular may be either cȳpe f or cȳpa m.

Declension[edit]

Declension of cype (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative cȳpe cȳpan
accusative cȳpan cȳpan
genitive cȳpan cȳpena
dative cȳpan cȳpum

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: kipe, kype
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