chape
English
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.
- (archaic) The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.
- (archaic) The lower metallic cap of a sword's scabbard.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chape derived from Old French chape (a churchman's cope, a cover, a chape) derived from Latin cappa (cape, cloak, coat, sleeveless coat).
Origin
Latin
cappa
Gloss
cape, cloak, coat, sleeveless coat
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
崎
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cappa English
- chaped English
- chapeless English
- *cappellus Latin
- *excappāre Latin
- *excappō Latin
- *excappō, *excappāre Latin
- capellus Latin
- cappa Latin
- cappella Latin
- cappellus Latin
- caput Latin
- ex- Latin
- cappa Italian
- cappello Italian
- cappuccino Italian
- cape French
- chape French
- ша́пка Russian
- шапка Russian
- kappe Norwegian Bokmål
- cæppe Old English
- chape Middle English
- capote Old French
- chape Old French
- κάπα Greek (modern)
- kappa Old High German
- cába Old Irish
- capa Old Portuguese
- kappe Middle Low German
- kappa Old Swedish
- шапка Belarusian
- capiala Romansh
- chapella Romansh
- tgapeala Romansh
- tgapela Romansh
- capa Old Occitan
- kapa Lower Sorbian
- capa Old Spanish