zeep

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch seep, sepe, from Old Dutch *sēpa, from Proto-West Germanic *saipā. Doublet of soap. Cognate with German Seife, English soap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zeːp/

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• Hyphenation: zeep
• Rhymes: -eːp

Nomen

Handgemaakte Franse zeep

zeep f (plural zepen, diminutive zeepje n)

1. soap

   De knuffel was in de emmer met zeep gevallen. ― The doll had fallen into the bucket of soap.

Derived terms

• handzeep
• inzepen
• om zeep helpen
• scheerzeep
• zeepachtig
• zeepbel
• zeepkist
• zeepsop
• zeepsteen
• zepen
• zepig

Descendants

• Afrikaans: seep (see there for further descendants)
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sepu
• Skepi Creole Dutch: sepu
  • → Akawaio: seepoo, sawana
  • → Pemon: seepoo, sawana
• → Lokono: sêpo

Anagrams

• peze