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English word origin

Etymology of kype

From Scots kip, kipp (“something beaked or hooked”); perhaps related to Middle Low German kippe (“point, tip”), German Kippe (“stub”), both from Latin cippus (“stake, post, boundary marker”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

The hook that develops in the lower jaw of an adult male of most salmonid species when it is ready to spawn.

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From Scots kip, kipp (“something beaked or hooked”); perhaps related to Middle Low German kippe (“point, tip”), German Kippe (“stub”), both from Latin cippus (“stake, post, boundary marker”).

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  • Derivation mentionkipsco
  • Derivation mentionkippegml
  • Cognate mentionKippede · stub
  • Derivation mentioncippusla · stake, post, boundary marker
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