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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne?p/
• Rhymes: -e?p

Etymology 1

From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull.. More at nap.

Noun

nape (plural napes)

1. The back part of the neck.
2. (zoology) The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.

Synonyms

• nucha, nuchal (medicine)
• scruff, scruff of the neck
• withers (of a horse)

Translations

See also

• hindneck

Etymology 2

From Middle English nape, from Old French nape, nappe (“a cloth”), from Medieval Latin nappa, napa (“cloth, table-cloth, sheet”), alteration of Latin mappa (“a cloth, napkin, towel”). More at map, apron.

Noun

nape (plural napes)

1. (obsolete) A tablecloth.

Derived terms

• napkin
• nappie

Etymology 3

Short for napalm.

Noun

nape (uncountable)

1. (military, slang) Napalm.
   • 1986, Oliver Stone, Platoon (film script)

     RHAH: They got through Alpha Company! Anything behind you don't identify itself, blow it away. Two - air strike's coming in. They gonna lay snake and nape right on the perimeter so stay tight in your holes and don't leave 'em.

Verb

nape (third-person singular simple present napes, present participle naping, simple past and past participle naped)

1. (transitive, military, slang) To bombard with napalm.

References

Anagrams

• -pnea, Pena, neap, pane, pané, pean

Latin

Noun

n?pe

1. vocative singular of n?pus

Middle English

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Alternative forms

• naape

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na?p(?)/

Noun

nape (plural napys)

2. The nape; the neck's rear.
3. The nape of a fish; the part below a fish's head.

Derived terms

• napyn

Descendants

• English: nape

References

• “nap, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.

Etymology 2

From Old French nape, nappe, from Medieval Latin nappa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na?p(?)/

Noun

nape

2. (rare except in compound words) tablecloth

Related terms

• napkyn
• naperye

Descendants

• English: nape (obsolete)

References

• “n?pe, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-30.

Etymology 3

Verb

nape

1. Alternative form of nappen

Etymology 4

Verb

nape

1. Alternative form of napyn

Old French

Etymology

From Latin mappa.

Noun

nape f (oblique plural napes, nominative singular nape, nominative plural napes)

1. table cloth

Descendants

• English: nape, napkin
• French: nappe

See also

• table

English

Etymology

Shortened form of grenade.

Noun

nade (plural nades)

1. (video game, slang) A grenade.

Anagrams

• Aden, Dane, Dean, Dena, Edna, Enda, aden-, ande, dean, eDNA

Asturian

Verb

nade

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of nadar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of nadar

Galician

Verb

nade

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of nadar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of nadar

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nad?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?neh? + *d?h?-o-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na.d?/

Preposition

nade

1. (+ instrumental) above, over (denotes location)
2. (+ accusative) above, over (denotes movement)

Usage notes

A form of nad, used with some specific words, e.g "mn?", "wszystko" (nade mn? - over me).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ad?i

Verb

nade

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of nadar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of nadar
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of nadar
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of nadar

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

nade (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. inflection of nada:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Spanish

Verb

nade

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of nadar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of nadar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of nadar.