happer

Significado (Inglés)

1. to snatch by the mouth, to snap up (typically of animals)
2. to grab, to seize
3. (colloquial) to strike forcefully
4. (colloquial) to catch off guard; take by surprise

Sinónimos

saisir

empoigner

attraper

🪤

rafler

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/a.pe/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle French: happer

Herdado de Old French: happer

Relativo a Middle Dutch: happen

Relativo a neerlandés: happen

Relativo a Middle Dutch: haperen

Relativo a neerlandés: haperen

Relativo a alemán: Happen

In summary

Inherited from Middle French happer, haper, from Old French happer, haper (“to seize, snap up”), of obscure origin. Possibly onomatopoeic. Alternatively, of Germanic origin, either from Proto-West Germanic *happā (“hook, clasp”), or related to Middle Dutch happen (“to snap, bite”) (whence modern Dutch happen), Middle Dutch haperen (“to stammer, quarrel”) (whence modern Dutch haperen), German Low German happen (“to snatch something up, grab”), German Happen (“morsel, snack”).