colp

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Further reading

• colp in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• CPOL, OLPC, clop, ploc

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlp/

Noun

colp m (plural colps)

1. (obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of cop

Alternative forms

• cop
• coup

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colpus, syncopated form of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow, smack”).

Noun

colp m (oblique plural cols, nominative singular cols, nominative plural colp)

1. strike; hit

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *colpus, syncopated form of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “blow, smack”).

Noun

colp m (oblique plural colps, nominative singular colps, nominative plural colp)

1. blow; strike; hit

References

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “colaphus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 20, page 865