keper

Dutch

Etymology

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.^[1]

Cognate with Middle High German kepfer, French chevron.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkeːpər/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -eːpər

Noun

keper m (plural kepers, diminutive kepertje n)

(weaving) a twill, crossed weaving pattern
(construction) a type of roof comprising sloped rafters on which horizontal slats are nailed which support the roof tiles
(heraldry) a chevron, comprising crossing bands
a fir (the tree whose wood is mainly used for the building beams etc.)
some similar or associated ornaments, construction elements, capententry instruments etc.

Derived terms

keperen
gekeperd
kepering
(types by use and/or construction) hoekkeper m, kielkeper m, koppelkeper m, nokkeper m, keerkeper m, inslagkeper m, kettingkeper m, slangenkeper m, achtbindskeper, driebindskeper, vierbindskeper, m, drieschachtskeper m, vierschachtskeper m
keperband
keperbeen n
keperbinding
keperborat, keperbrat n
keperbroek
keperdoek n
keperdraad
kepergaas n
kepersgewijze
kepergrond
keperhout n
keperkap
keperklauw
keperlaken n
keperlijn
keperlint n
keperstof
keperstop
keperstoppen (verb)
keperstreep
keperverband n
keperverbinding
kepervoet
kepervoetplank
kepervormig
keperweefsel n
keperwerk n
keperweven (verb)
keperweverij
keperswijs, keperswijze
keperzijde
op de keper beschouwen (“to observe closely”)

References

^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “keper”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Anagrams

preek

[1] van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “keper”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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