Definitions and meaning of lope
lope
English
Etymology
From Middle English lopen, from Old Norse hlaupa (“to leap, jump”). See leap. Cognate with German laufen (“walk, run”), Danish løbe (“run”), Dutch lopen (“walk, run”), Norwegian løpe (“run”). Doublet of leap.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ləʊp/
- (US) IPA(key): /loʊp/
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- Rhymes: -əʊp
- Homophone: Lop
Verb
lope (third-person singular simple present lopes, present participle loping, simple past and past participle loped)
- To travel an easy pace with long strides.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To jump, leap.
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- 1621-22, Thomas Middleton et al, The Spanish Gypsy
- he that lopes on the ropes
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
lope (plural lopes)
- An easy pace with long strides.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- LEPO, Pole, olpe, pleo-, pole
Afrikaans
Noun
lope
- plural of loop
Albanian
Noun
lope
- indefinite dative/ablative singular of lopë
Chinook Jargon
Etymology
Borrowed from English rope.
Noun
lope
- rope
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
lope
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of lopen
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Clipping of lopaille, clipping of lopaillekem, louchébem for copaille (homosexual partner), derogatory form of copain.
Pronunciation
Noun
lope f (plural lopes)
- (slang, derogatory) male homosexual
- (by extension, derogatory) cowardly, characterless man
Further reading
- “lope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Inari Sami
Etymology
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Related to Northern Sami lohpi.
Pronunciation
Noun
lope
- promise
Inflection
Derived terms
Further reading
- lope in Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Taarna Valtonen, Miina Seurujärvi and Trond Trosterud (2015–2022) Nettidigisäänih Anarâškiela-suomakielâ-anarâškielâ sänikirje[1], Tromsø: UiT
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
lope
- inflection of lopa (“cutting off”):
- locative singular
- accusative plural
Saterland Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Suppletive:
- For forms starting with l-, from Old Frisian hlāpa, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan. Cognates include West Frisian ljeppe and German laufen.
- For forms starting with r-, from Old Frisian renna, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan. Cognates include West Frisian rinne and German rennen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloːpə/
- Hyphenation: lo‧pe
Verb
lope
- (intransitive) to run
- (intransitive) to flow
- (intransitive) to sprout
- (intransitive, + mäd) to interact (with)
Conjugation
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “lope”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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