happer

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

snappen

Synoniemen

saisir

empoigner

attraper

🪤

rafler

Vertalingen

grab

snatch

kapmak

afferrare

seize

snap up

snap

risucchiare

grab suddenly

yakalamak

yapışmak

recassa

arrebatar

comprar rapidamente

agarrar

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/a.pe/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelfrans: happer

Overgenomen van Oudfrans: happer

Verwant aan Middelnederlands: happen

Verwant aan Nederlands: happen

Verwant aan Middelnederlands: haperen

Verwant aan Nederlands: haperen

Verwant aan Duits: 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”).