zeep
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch seep, sepe, from Old Dutch *sēpa, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ.
Cognate with Low German sepe, West Frisian sjippe, German Seife, English soap.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːp
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /zeːp/
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- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /zeːp/
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Noun
Handgemaakte Franse zeep
zeep f (plural zepen, diminutive zeepje n)
- soap
- De knuffel was in de emmer met zeep gevallen. ― The doll had fallen into the bucket of soap.
Derived terms
- handzeep
- om zeep helpen
- scheerzeep
- zeepachtig
- zeepbel
- zepig
Descendants
- Afrikaans: seep
- → Xhosa: isepha
- → Zulu: insipho
Anagrams
- peze