keper – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of keper

Noun: keper
Gender: Masculine Hyphenation:
Sg.keper
Pl.kepers

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Etymology

1. From Middle Dutch keper (“rafter, roof beam”), from Vulgar Latin *capriōne, *capreus, from Latin caper (“male goat”). The connection with goats is thought to be the resemblance of two diagonal wooden beams of a roof meeting in the middle with two prancing goats.
2. Cognate with Middle High German kepfer, French chevron. See: Latin Nouns 'caper', French Nouns 'chevron'.

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