kappen

kappen c

1. singular definite of kappe

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From Middle Dutch cappen. Further origin unsettled. Apparently related to German Low German kappen (“to clip, cut”), German kappen (“to clip, cut”), English chap and chop. The slang sense may have a distinct (unknown) etymology.

kappen

1. (transitive) to cut hair and model it
2. (transitive) to chop, as with an ax
3. (transitive) to cut down, fell (e.g. a tree)
4. (figuratively) (in kappen op ...) (intransitive) to criticize
5. (colloquial) (intransitive) to cease, give up, stop
6. (slang) to talk; notably
   1. (intransitive) to plead
   2. (transitive) to speak (a) slang

• gekap
• kapper
• kapsel
• kapbeitel
• kaphamer
• kapmes
• afkappen
• haarkappen
• loskappen
• uitkappen
• verkappen

kappen

1. (transitive) To fit (someone) with a (fabric) hood, cap etc.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To trick (someone), play a prank on ...
3. (transitive) To dress, fit with a hairstyle or headdress
4. (transitive) To cover (something) with a (heavy) hood, casing etc.

kappen

1. (transitive) to young, notably have piglets

• kabben

• kabbelen

See the etymology of the main entry.

kappen

1. Plural form of kap

• knappe

From Dutch kappen (etymology 1).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkapən/, [ˈkapən], [ˈkapm̩]

kappen (third-person singular simple present kappt, past tense kappte, past participle gekappt, auxiliary haben)

1. to cut down so as to make unusable; to cut off; to interrupt

   Die zurückziehenden Truppen hatten Befehl, alle Strommasten zu kappen.

   The withdrawing troops had been commanded to cut down all utility poles.

• kappa

kappen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of kappe