nappe

See also: nappé

English

Etymology

From French nappe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /nap/

Noun

nappe (plural nappes)

1. The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop.
2. (mathematics) Either of the two parts of a double cone.
3. (geology) A sheet-like mass of rock that has been folded over adjacent strata.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 96:

     The generation of an Alpine mountain range is a matter of piling on the nappes.

4. (hydraulics) Geological nappe whose underside is not in contact with the overflow structure and is at ambient atmospheric pressure.
5. (cooking) The ability of a liquid to coat the back of a spoon, etc.

Translations

body of water

• Spanish: napa de agua f

mathematics

geology

• Czech: příkrov m
• Slovak: príkrov m

• Spanish: napa tectónica f

hydraulics

Verb

nappe (third-person singular simple present nappes, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)

1. (cooking) To coat (a food) with liquid.

   to nappe a leg of lamb with glaze

Anagrams

• 'appen, NAEPP

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French

Etymology

From Latin mappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nap/

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Noun

nappe f (plural nappes)

1. tablecloth
2. layer (of gas, oil etc.); sheet (of water)
3. ribbon cable

   une nappe IDE

Derived terms

• nappe phréatique

Verb

nappe

1. first-person singular present indicative of napper
2. third-person singular present indicative of napper
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of napper
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of napper
5. second-person singular imperative of napper

Further reading

• “nappe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Noun

nappe f

1. plural of nappa

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hnæpp.

Noun

nappe

1. Alternative form of nap (“drinking bowl”)

Etymology 2

A back-formation from nappen.

Noun

nappe

1. Alternative form of nap (“nap”)

Etymology 3

From Old English hnappian.

Verb

nappe

1. Alternative form of nappen

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to Old Norse hneppa

Verb

nappe (imperative napp, present tense napper, passive nappes, simple past and past participle nappa or nappet, present participle nappende)

1. to grab, snatch
2. to pluck, yank

References

• “nappe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.