krap

See also: Krap, krąp, Krąp, and ครับ

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 (indefinite plural krapa, definite singular krapi, definite plural krapat)

1. (zoology) carp
2. (figuratively) oaf

Derived terms

• krapuliq

Etymology 2

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

Noun

krap m (definite singular krapi)

1. (anatomy) collarbone, clavicle

   Synonyms: heqës, klavikul

Derived terms

• krape, krapje

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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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Icelandic

Alternative forms

• krapi m

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰraːp/
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

krap n (genitive singular kraps, nominative plural kröp)

1. slush (half-melted snow or ice)

   Synonym: krepja

Declension

declension of krap

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krap	krapið	kröp	kröpin
accusative	krap	krapið	kröp	kröpin
dative	krapi	krapinu	kröpum	kröpunum
genitive	kraps	krapsins	krapa	krapanna

Derived terms

• krapelgur (“wet slush”)
• krapkenndur (“slushy”)

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Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• krab

Etymology

From French crabe.

Noun

krap

1. crab

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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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

Declension

Declension of krap

	singular	plural
nominative	krap	krapovi
genitive	krapa	krapova
dative	krapu	krapovima
accusative	krap	krapove
vocative	krape	krapovi
locative	krapu	krapovima
instrumental	krapom	krapovima

References

• “krap” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *korpъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kráp/

Noun

krȁp m anim

1. carp

Inflection

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kràp
gen. sing.	krápa
	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

Further reading

• “Krap”, in European Commission: Food, farming, fisheries‎^[1], 2021
• “krap”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU‎^[2], portal Fran

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Thai

Romanization

krap

1. Romanization of ครับ