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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaupô
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin caupō (“innkeeper, shopkeeper”), likely a common Mediterranean borrowing separately into Latin and Greek. More at caupō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.pɔːː/
Noun
*kaupô m
- (West Germanic) innkeeper
- (West Germanic) merchant
Declension
Declension of *kaupô (an-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | *kaupô | *kaupaniz |
Vocative | *kaupô | *kaupaniz |
Accusative | *kaupanų | *kaupanunz |
Genitive | *kaupiniz | *kaupanǫ̂ |
Dative | *kaupini | *kaupammaz |
Instrumental | *kaupinē | *kaupammiz |
Derived terms
- *kaupijaną
- *kaupōną
- *kaupamann-
Related terms
- *kaupą
- *kaupaz
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *kaupō
- Old English: ċīepa, ċȳpa, ċēpa
- Middle English: kype, kuype
- Old High German: koufo, choufo
- Middle High German: koufe
- Old English: ċīepa, ċȳpa, ċēpa