kop

See also: Kop, köp, and k'op

English

Noun

kop ‎(plural kops)

1. (South Africa) A hill or mountain.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kop.

Noun

kop ‎(plural koppe, diminutive koppie)

1. head

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Czech

Pronunciation

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Noun

kop m

1. kick

Declension

Declension of kop

	singular	plural
nominative	kop	kopy
genitive	kopu	kopů
dative	kopu	kopům
accusative	kop	kopy
vocative	kope	kopy
locative	kopu	kopech
instrumental	kopem	kopy

Derived terms

• přímý kop
• trestný kop

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse koppr, from Middle Low German kop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kop/, [kʰʌb̥]

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.

Inflection

Inflection of kop

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kop	koppen	kopper	kopperne
genitive	kops	koppens	koppers	koppernes

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔp

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch cop, probably from Late Latin cuppa. Cognate with English cup, German Kopf.

Noun

kop m ‎(plural koppen, diminutive kopje n)

1. cup (for drinking)
2. (metonymically) 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?

3. animal's head (except usually horses)

   Buldogs hebben een angstaanjagende kop.

   Bulldogs have a scary head.

4. (informal, sometimes derogatory) human head

   Hou je kop!

   Shut up!

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

   Wat een kwaaie kop!

   Now that's an angry guy!

6. The head of a nail, pin etc.

   Je slaat de spijker op de kop.

   You hit the nail on the head.

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

   De underdog ligt op kop.

   The underdog is in the lead.

8. Heading of a piece of text
9. Newspaper headline
10. Heads, the side of a coin or banknote on which a head may be printed.

Usage notes

• It is considered impolite to refer to someone’s head with kop as that word normally only refers to the head of animals, although for horses, which are considered noble animals, hoofd is generally used.

Synonyms

• (cup): mok (Northern), tas (Flemish)
• (head): hoofd
• (coin side): beeldenaar

Antonyms

• (heads): munt

Derived terms

• boorkop m
• kaaskop m
• kalfskop m
• kopbal
• kopman m
• koppig
• kopploeg
• kopschool
• kopschuw
• kopspijker
• kopstuk n
• kopzorg
• krantenkop
• moorkop m
• paardenkop m
• stierenkop m
• varkenskop m
• koptelefoon m
• de spijker op de kop slaan
• spijkers met koppen slaan
• op kop liggen
• kop of munt

Verb

kop

1. first-person singular present indicative of koppen
2. imperative of koppen

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Slovene

Etymology

Back-formation from kopati.

Noun

kop m inan ‎(genitive [please provide], nominative plural [please provide])

1. hoe (tool)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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West Frisian

Etymology

Compare German Kopf

Noun

kop c ‎(plural koppen)

1. head

Synonyms

• holle