cype

Old English

Etymology

Origin Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *kūpijā (“bucket”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *kūpu (“tub, vat”).
Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *kīpā, from Proto-Germanic *kīpǭ, *kippǭ (“basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *gey- (“to bend, twist”); related to Middle Dutch kiepe (“basket”), Middle Low German kîpe (“basket”), Old Norse kippa (“basket”). Compare also Norwegian kaup (“crate, wooden box”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkyː.pe/

Noun

cȳpe f

  1. a basket or hamper

Usage notes

  • The exact gender is unknown, as the word is attested in the oblique singular and plural forms only. The nominative singular may be either cȳpe f or cȳpa m.

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative cȳpe cȳpan
accusative cȳpan cȳpan
genitive cȳpan cȳpena
dative cȳpan cȳpum

Descendants

  • Middle English: kipe, kype
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