loop

Meaning

1. (masculine) course, duration
2. (masculine) a river course
3. (masculine) course of a projectile
4. (masculine) barrel (of a firearm)

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/loːp/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lôop, from Old Dutch *lōp, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaup, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupą. Equivalent to a deverbal from lopen (“to walk”).

New

lopen

1. (Belgium,intransitive) to run, go fast on one's own legs
2. (Belgium,intransitive) to run, cover distance, follow a track etc.
3. (Netherlands,intransitive) to walk, go somewhere regardless of speed
4. (Netherlands,intransitive) to walk in general
5. (intransitive) to stretch, to run (to extend in space or through a range) (often of relatively elongated objects or constructs)
6. (intransitive) to be current, activated, in progress
7. (intransitive) to be doing or functioning (well or poorly), to progress
8. (intransitive) to lose liquid: drip, gush, leak
9. (auxiliary) Forms a continuous aspect.