tapp
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Estonian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Derived how?”) From the verb tapma.
Noun
tapp (genitive tapu, partitive tappu)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
tapp
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) tappõ
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *tappadak.
Verb
tapp
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
tapp
- Alternative form of tappe (“plug”)
Etymology 2
Noun
tapp
- Alternative form of tappe (“gentle touch”)
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish tapper, from Old Norse tappi, from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“tap, plug”), see also English tap, Danish tap.
Noun
tapp c
- tenon, trunnion, peg, pin
- tap, faucet, spigot
- (anatomy) cone cell (any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina)
- (regional, colloquial) gas station
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tapp | tapps |
| definite | tappen | tappens | |
| plural | indefinite | tappar | tappars |
| definite | tapparna | tapparnas |
Derived terms
- axeltapp
- bensintapp
- gängtapp
- hötapp
- istapp
- livmodertapp
- molntapp
- sprundtapp
- svängtapp
- tappformig
- tapphål
- tappkran
- tappstation
Etymology 2
Deverbal of tappa. First attested in 1966.
Noun
tapp n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tapp | tapps |
| definite | tappet | tappets | |
| plural | indefinite | tapp | tapps |
| definite | tappen | tappens |
Derived terms
- medlemstapp
- poängtapp
- publiktapp
Further reading
- tapp in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- tapp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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