na-apen

Meaning

to imitate

Concepts

ape

🐒

imitate

Synonyms

imiteren

nabootsen

nadoen

Translations

nachäffen

🐒

singer

🐒

imitar

imitar

αντιγράφω

πιθηκίζω

copier

imiter

imitare

scimmiottare

copiar

macaquear

🐒

Etymology

Cognate with English: ape

Cognate with English: monkey

Cognate with English: monkey see, monkey do

Cognate with German: nachäffen

In summary

From na (“after”) + aap (“monkey”) + -en. Compare English ape (“to imitate”, verb), English monkey (“to imitate”, verb), and English monkey see, monkey do as well as German nachäffen.