Quappe

See also: quappe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German quappe, kape, kope, from Old High German quappo, kwappo (“burbot, eelpout”) (also Old High German quappa, kwappa (“tadpole, burbot”)), from Proto-West Germanic *kwabbā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to sink, submerge, dive”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kwabbe (“burbot, eelpout; tadpole”), West Frisian kwabbe, kwab, Dutch kwab (“burbot; lobe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkva.pə/
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Noun

Quappe f (genitive Quappe, plural Quappen)

  1. burbot, Lota lota

Declension

Declension of Quappe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Quappe die Quappen
genitive einer der Quappe der Quappen
dative einer der Quappe den Quappen
accusative eine die Quappe die Quappen
  • Quabbe

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