kop
See also: Kop, kóp, köp, and kʼop
English
Etymology 1
From Afrikaans kop, from Dutch kop, from Middle Dutch cop.
Noun
kop (plural kops)
- (South Africa) A hill or mountain.
- 2012, William Manchester; Paul Reid, The Last Lion Box Set: Winston Spencer Churchill, 1874 - 1965, Little, Brown, →ISBN:
- […] a zigzag line of Lee-Enfield flashes, and a charge which took the kop at a cost of ten casualties. The victors held the key to the Ladysmith lock.
- 2014, Colin D. Heaton, Four-War Boer: The Century and Life of Pieter Arnoldus Krueler, Casemate, →ISBN:
- Within three hours, we took the kop. The dead and wounded were everywhere.
The Boers had taken the kop, collected their prisoners and had suffered very few casualties. However, they did not have the strength to hold the prisoners […]
- 2019, Christiaan Rudolf De Wet, Three Years' War, Good Press:
- A party of burghers, under Commandant Nel, of Kroonstad, were ordered to station themselves on a kop with a flat top, called Swartbooiskop, an hour and a half to the south of Nicholson's Nek.
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Related terms
- koppie
Noun
kop (plural kops)
- Rare spelling of cop (“dome, in armor”).
- 1917, Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Proceedings, page 134:
- The solerets are wide-toed, […] ; the wings of the elbow and knee-kops small. The inner bends of the elbow joints are furnished with a pliable protection of numerous very narrow plates.
- 1994, Archaeologia Cambrensis
- 1. Elbow Kop with rope-cable border.
- 2. Part of left Pauldron (shoulder piece) with similar border.
- 1917, Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Proceedings, page 134:
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch kop, from Middle Dutch cop, probably from Late Latin cuppa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔp/
Audio (file)
Noun
kop (plural koppe, diminutive koppie)
- head
- mountain, summit, peak
Descendants
- → English: kop
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkop]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kop
Etymology 1
Deverbal from kopat, kopnout.
Noun
kop m inan
- kick
- přímý kop ― free kick
- trestný kop ― penalty kick
Declension
Declension of kop
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kop | kopy |
| genitive | kopu | kopů |
| dative | kopu | kopům |
| accusative | kop | kopy |
| vocative | kope | kopy |
| locative | kopu | kopech |
| instrumental | kopem | kopy |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kop
- second-person singular imperative of kopit
Further reading
- kop in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kop in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- kop in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse koppr, from Middle Low German kop, from Latin cuppa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kop/, [kʰʌb̥]
Noun
kop c (singular definite koppen, plural indefinite kopper)
- A cup; A concave vessel for holding liquid, generally adorned with either a handle or a stem (confer goblet, glass.)
- ... kop.
- Pour the wine into the cup.
- ... kop.
Inflection
Declension of kop
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kop | koppen | kopper | kopperne |
| genitive | kops | koppens | koppers | koppernes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kop
- Rhymes: -ɔp
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch cop, probably from Late Latin cuppa.
Noun
kop m (plural koppen, diminutive kopje n)
- cup (for drinking)
- Nog een kopje thee?
- (Do you want) another cup of tea?
- Synonyms: mok, tas
- (for animals, colloquial and derogatory for humans) head
- Buldogs hebben een angstaanjagende kop.
- Bulldogs have a scary head.
- Hou je kop!
- Shut your hole!
- Synonym: hoofd
- (colloquial, by extension) a (male) human
- Wat een kwaaie kop!
- What an angry guy!
- head of a nail, pin etc.
- Je slaat de spijker op de kop.
- You hit the nail on the head.
- front, lead, e.g. in a race; charge, control.
- De underdog ligt op kop.
- The underdog is in the lead.
- heading (of a text), headline
- heads (side of a coin)
- Synonym: kruis
- Antonym: munt
- pegbox (part of a stringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs)
- one head's height
- Hij is een kop groter dan ik.
- He is a head taller than me.
Usage notes
It is considered impolite to refer to someone's head with kop. That word normally only refers to the head of animals, although for horses, which are considered noble animals, hoofd is generally used.
Derived terms
- boorkop
- de spijker op de kop slaan
- een kopje kleiner maken
- kaaskop
- kalfskop
- kopbal
- kopman
- kop of munt
- koppie koppie
- koppig
- kopploeg
- kopschool
- kopschuw
- kopspijker
- kopstuk
- koptelefoon
- kopzorg
- krantenkop
- moorkop
- op kop liggen
- paardenkop
- rotkop
- schapenkop
- spijkers met koppen slaan
- stierenkop
- varkenskop
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kop
- Negerhollands: kop, koppi, kopi, kopje
- → Virgin Islands Creole: kop (dated)
- Petjo: kop
- Skepi Creole Dutch: kup
- → Caribbean Javanese: kop
- → Indonesian: kop
- → Papiamentu: kòpi, koppi (from the diminutive, dated)
- → Sranan Tongo: kopi, kopki
- → Galibi Carib: kopuma
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kop
- first-person singular present indicative of koppen
- imperative of koppen
Finnish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkop/, [ˈko̞p]
- Rhymes: -op
- Syllabification(key): kop
Interjection
kop
- (onomatopoeia, usually repeated) knock
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch kop, from Middle Dutch cop, probably from Late Latin cuppa. Cognate to Afrikaans kop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kop/, [ˈkɔp̚]
- Hyphenation: kop
Noun
kop (first-person possessive kopku, second-person possessive kopmu, third-person possessive kopnya)
- heading (of a text), headline
- handset
- head
- Synonym: kepala
- cup
Derived terms
- mengekop
Further reading
- “kop” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔp/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔp
- Syllabification: kop
Etymology 1
See kopać.
Noun
kop m inan or m anim
- (colloquial) kick (hit or strike with the leg or foot)
- Synonyms: kopniak, kopnięcie
Declension
Declension of kop
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kop | kopy |
| genitive | kopa | kopów |
| dative | kopowi | kopom |
| accusative | kop | kopy |
| instrumental | kopem | kopami |
| locative | kopie | kopach |
| vocative | kopie | kopy |
or
Declension of kop
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kop | kopy |
| genitive | kopa | kopów |
| dative | kopowi | kopom |
| accusative | kopa | kopy |
| instrumental | kopem | kopami |
| locative | kopie | kopach |
| vocative | kopie | kopy |
Related terms
verbs
- kopać
- kopnąć
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
kop
- genitive plural of kopa
- Synonym: kóp
Verb
kop
- second-person singular imperative of kopać
Verb
kop
- second-person singular imperative of kopić
Further reading
- kop in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kop in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovene
Etymology
Back-formation from kopati.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kóːp/
Noun
kọ̑p m inan
- hoe (tool)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “kop”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kooppa. Cognates include Finnish kuoppa.
Noun
kop
- pit
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian kopp, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp. Compare Dutch kop, German Kopf.
Noun
kop c (plural koppen, diminutive kopke)
- cup
- head
- Synonym: holle
Further reading
- “kop (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
- “kop (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse kópr (“one who stares.”).
Noun
kop m
- Rogue; gaping, rude, untidy or unpleasant person.
Related terms
- koop