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See also: kløp
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
klop
Dutch
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch clop. Equivalent to a deverbal from kloppen.
Noun
klop m (plural kloppen, diminutive klopje n)
- a knock, an audible blow
- a punch, a blow
- a defeat or punishment, especially a heavy defeat
- a physical fight, a brawl
Derived terms
- schouderklop
Etymology 2
Probably a shortening of klopzuster. In reference to a religious metaphor of Christ knocking (kloppen) at the door of a laywoman's heart.
Noun
klop f (plural kloppen, diminutive klopje n)
- (historical, chiefly Netherlands) an unmarried woman who has dedicated her life to service to the Roman Catholic Church without entering a monastery, now especially denoting a laywoman in the Netherlands before the Roman Catholic emancipation [from early 16th c. or earlier]
- Synonyms: klopzuster, kwezel
Derived terms
- kloppenboek
- kloppenwezen
- paterklop
- wereldklop
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
klop
- inflection of kloppen:
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Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
klop
- (colloquial) fit
- Synonym: cocok
Derived terms
- mengeklopkan
Further reading
- “klop”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
klop m inan
Declension
Declension of klop
Further reading
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Slovene
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klǫpъ, whence also Serbo-Croatian клу́па/klúpa (“bench”). Akin to Old Prussian klūmpis (“chair”).
Pronunciation
Noun
klọ̑p f
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klоръ.
Cognate with Russian клоп (klop, “bedbug”). Cf. Latin culex (“gnat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
klȍp m anim
Declension
Further reading
- “klop”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “klop”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
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Volapük
Noun
klop (nominative plural klops)
Declension
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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