krap

See also: Krap, krąp, and Krąp

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch krab, from Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch *krabba. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

krap (plural krappe, diminutive krappie)

1. crab
2. (uncountable) crab meat
3. (uncountable) bait made from crab meat
4. (botany, uncommon) devil's claw (a plant of the genus Harpagophytum), especially when referring to the seeds

Synonyms

• (bait): krapaas
• (plant): duiwelsklou, kloudoring

Etymology 2

From Dutch krabben, from Middle Dutch crabben, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krabbōną. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

krap (present krap, present participle krappende, past participle gekrap)

1. to scratch
2. to scrape
3. to write quickly, sloppily and illegibly
4. to rummage; to search for something either for the sake of finding something or out of curiosity

   Hy krap alweer in haar goed.

   He is rummaging through her things again.

Synonyms

• (to scrape): skraap
• (to rummage): grou

Derived terms

• krapmerk
• krapperig

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Albanian

Etymology 1

From South Slavic (compare Bulgarian крап (krap), Serbo-Croatian krȁp).

Noun

krap m

1. carp

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *krapa, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh₁po ‘strong’ (compare Welsh craff, Serbo-Croatian (poetic) krȉjep).

Noun

krap m

1. (anatomy) collarbone

Derived terms

• krape

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /krɑp/
• Homophone: krab
• Rhymes: -ɑp

Adjective

krap (comparative krapper, superlative krapst)

1. without much room, narrow, close

Inflection

Inflection of krap
uninflected	krap
inflected	krappe
comparative	krapper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		krap	krapper	het krapst het krapste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	krappe	krappere	krapste
	n. sing.	krap	krapper	krapste
	plural	krappe	krappere	krapste
definite		krappe	krappere	krapste
partitive		kraps	krappers	—

Derived terms

• krap bij kas

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *korpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krâp/

Noun

krȁp m (Cyrillic spelling кра̏п)

1. carp

Synonyms

• šàran

References

• “krap” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *korpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkráp/
• Tonal orthography: krȁp

Noun

kràp m anim (genitive krápa, nominative plural krápi)

1. carp

Declension

Declension of kràp (masculine anim., hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kràp	krápa	krápi
accusative	krápa	krápa	krápe
genitive	krápa	krápov	krápov
dative	krápu	krápoma	krápom
locative	krápu	krápih	krápih
instrumental	krápom	krápoma	krápi