English

Noun

colp ‎(plural colps)

1. Alternative form of collop

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal colp, from Vulgar Latin *colpus, syncopated form of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος ‎(kólaphos, “blow, smack”).

Noun

colp m ‎(plural colps)

1. strike, blow, knock

Derived terms

• colpejar

Old French

Alternative forms

• cop
• coup

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colpus, syncopated form of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος ‎(kólaphos, “blow, smack”).

Noun

colp m ‎(oblique plural cols, nominative singular cols, nominative plural colp)

1. strike; hit

Related terms

• colper/coper

Descendants

• French: coup
• Norman: co, coup
• Walloon: côp

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colpus, syncopated form of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος ‎(kólaphos, “blow, smack”).

Noun

colp m ‎(oblique plural colps, nominative singular colps, nominative plural colp)

1. blow; strike; hit

Descendants

• Catalan: colp
• Occitan: còp

References

• (fr)(de) colaphus in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)