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Kop

Kop

See also: kop, köp, and k'op

English

Noun

Kop (plural Kops)

  1. (Britain) a terrace at a football ground, originally for standing spectators, though all-seater stadia have been mandatory for larger UK clubs since 1994

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian kop, kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz. Cognate with English cop, German Kopf.

Noun

Kop m

  1. (anatomy) head

Derived terms

  • Doodenkop

kop

kop

See also: Kop, köp, and k'op

English

Noun

kop (plural kops)

  1. (South Africa) A hill or mountain.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kop.

Noun

kop (plural koppe, diminutive koppie)

  1. head

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kop m

  1. kick

Declension

Derived terms


Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse koppr, from Middle Low German kop.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kop/, [kʰʌb̥]

Noun

kop c (singular definite koppen, plural indefinite kopper)

  1. 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.

Inflection


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔp

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cop, probably from Late Latin cuppa. Cognate with English cup, German Kopf.

Noun

kop m (plural koppen, diminutive kopje n)

  1. cup (for drinking)
  2. (metonymically) A cup's content, a helping of beverage (especially warm) served in a cup
    Nog een kopje thee?
    (Do you want) another cup of tea?
  3. animal's head (except usually horses)
    Buldogs hebben een angstaanjagende kop.
    Bulldogs have a scary head.
  4. (informal, sometimes derogatory) human head
    Hou je kop!
    Shut up!
  5. (colloquial, by extension) A (male) human.
    Wat een kwaaie kop!
    Now that's an angry guy!
  6. The head of a nail, pin etc.
    Je slaat de spijker op de kop.
    You hit the nail on the head.
  7. The front, the lead, e.g. in a race; charge, control.
    De underdog ligt op kop.
    The underdog is in the lead.
  8. Heading of a piece of text
  9. Newspaper headline
  10. Heads, the side of a coin or banknote on which a head may be printed.

Usage notes

  • It is considered impolite to refer to someone’s head with kop as that word normally only refers to the head of animals, although for horses, which are considered noble animals, hoofd is generally used.

Synonyms

  • (cup): mok (Northern), tas (Flemish)
  • (head): hoofd
  • (coin side): beeldenaar

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • boorkop m
  • kaaskop m
  • kalfskop m
  • kopbal
  • kopman m
  • koppig
  • kopploeg
  • kopschool
  • kopschuw
  • kopspijker
  • kopstuk n
  • kopzorg
  • krantenkop
  • moorkop m
  • paardenkop m
  • stierenkop m
  • varkenskop m
  • koptelefoon m
  • de spijker op de kop slaan
  • spijkers met koppen slaan
  • op kop liggen
  • kop of munt

Verb

kop

  1. first-person singular present indicative of koppen
  2. imperative of koppen

Slovene

Etymology

Back-formation from kopati.

Noun

kop m inan (genitive [please provide], nominative plural [please provide])

  1. hoe (tool)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.


West Frisian

Etymology

Compare German Kopf

Noun

kop c (plural koppen)

  1. head

Synonyms