happe

See also: Happe and happé

Dutch

Verb

happe

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of happen

Estonian

Noun

happe

1. genitive singular of hape

French

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Verb

happe

1. inflection of happer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

From Middle French happe, from Old French happe, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a derivative of Old French happer (“to seize quickly, snap up”). Alternatively, perhaps from Frankish *happā (“knife, billhook, sickle”) a variant of *happjā (“axe”), related to Old High German happa (modern German Hippe).

Noun

happe f (plural happes)

1. crampon
2. hook

Related terms

• happer

References

• “happe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.