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grappe

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French grappe, from Old French grappe, grape, crape (“cluster of fruit or flowers, bunch of grapes”), from graper, craper (“to pick grapes”, literally “to hook”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *krappo (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *grep- (“hook”), *gremb- (“crooked, uneven”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, end, twist”). Cognate with Middle Dutch krappe (“hook”), Old High German krapfo (“hook”) (German Krapfe). More at cramp.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡʁap/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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grappe f (plural grappes)

  1. bunch, cluster

Usage notes

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When used to quantify a stated object, the singular form of that object is used, contrary to English.

  • une grappe de raisin ― a bunch of grapes

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrap.pe/
  • Rhymes: -appe
  • Hyphenation: gràp‧pe

Noun

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grappe f

  1. plural of grappa

Anagrams

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Frankish *krappō.

Noun

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grappe oblique singular, f (oblique plural grappes, nominative singular grappe, nominative plural grappes)

  1. grappling hook
  2. (collectively) fruits or flowers together

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (grape)
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (grappe, supplement)
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