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Kop
Kop
English
Noun
Kop (plural Kops)
- (Britain) a terrace at a football ground, originally for standing spectators, though all-seater stadia have been mandatory for larger UK clubs since 1994
See also
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian kop, kopp, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz. Cognate with English cop, German Kopf.
Noun
Kop m
Derived terms
- Doodenkop
kop
kop
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
kop m
Declension
Declension of kop
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)
- 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
Inflection of kop
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)
- cup (for drinking)
- (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?
- Nog een kopje thee?
- animal's head (except usually horses)
- Buldogs hebben een angstaanjagende kop.
- Bulldogs have a scary head.
- Buldogs hebben een angstaanjagende kop.
- (informal, sometimes derogatory) human head
- Hou je kop!
- Shut up!
- Hou je kop!
- (colloquial, by extension) A (male) human.
- Wat een kwaaie kop!
- Now that's an angry guy!
- Wat een kwaaie kop!
- The head of a nail, pin etc.
- Je slaat de spijker op de kop.
- You hit the nail on the head.
- Je slaat de spijker op de kop.
- The front, the lead, e.g. in a race; charge, control.
- De underdog ligt op kop.
- The underdog is in the lead.
- De underdog ligt op kop.
- Heading of a piece of text
- Newspaper headline
- 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
Antonyms
- (heads): munt
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