cype

Old English

Etymology

Origin Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *kūpijā (“bucket”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *kūpu (“tub, vat”).
Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *kīpā, from Proto-Germanic *kīpǭ, *kippǭ (“basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *gey- (“to bend, twist”); related to Middle Dutch kiepe (“basket”), Middle Low German kîpe (“basket”), Old Norse kippa (“basket”). Compare also Norwegian kaup (“crate, wooden box”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyː.pe/

Noun

cȳpe f

1. a basket or hamper

Usage notes

• The exact gender is unknown, as the word is attested in the oblique singular and plural forms only. The nominative singular may be either cȳpe f or cȳpa m.

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	cȳpe	cȳpan
accusative	cȳpan	cȳpan
genitive	cȳpan	cȳpena
dative	cȳpan	cȳpum

Related terms

• *cūp
• cȳp
• cȳpa

Descendants

• Middle English: kipe, kype
  • English: kipe
  • Scots: kype