nap

Betekenis (English)

Noun

A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.

Verb

1. To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
2. To be off one's guard.

Verb

To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).

Verb

To grab; to nab.

Verb

To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)

Concepten

dutten

sluimeren

druilen

hazeslaapje

jaar

slaap

😴

soezen

dutje

hazenslaap

dommelen

Dommel

doezelen

een dutje doen

dons

haar

Synonyms

doze

snooze

siesta

sleep

😴

short sleep

pile

light sleep

catnap

slumber

drowse

doze off

sleep lightly

kip

fluff

forty winks

Napoleon

zizz

down

fur

fuzz

hair

have a nap

rest

catch a wink

cat sleep

be drowsy

have a wink

shuteye

nab

sleepiness

grain

floss

steal

take a nap

velour

villus

wool

cat nap

draught

drowse off

flake out

fibers

nod off

feathers

catch some z’s

stopping at an inn

nod

plumage

drop off

roughen

shag

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/nap/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: nappen

Inherited from Oudengels: hnappian

Cognate with Oudhoogduits: hnaffezan

Cognate with Middelhoogduits: nafzen

Cognate with Duits: -

Inherited from Middelengels: noppe

Inherited from Middelengels: nap

Inherited from Oudengels: hnæpp

Cognate with Nederlands: nap

Cognate with Nedersaksisch: Napp

Cognate with Duits: Napf

Cognate with IJslands: hnappur

In summary

From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn (“to nap”). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (whence Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber”) whence German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap”)).