Kauf
noun · /kaʊ̯f/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German kouf, from Old High German kouf (“trade, barter, commerce”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaup. Cognates Related to Ancient Greek κάπηλος (kápēlos, “huckster”), English cheap, North Frisian kuup (“purchase”), West Frisian keap (“purchase, buy, acquisition”), Dutch koop (“buy, purchase, deal”), kopen (“to buy, purchase, shop”), Low German kopen (“to buy”), Swedish köp (“bargain, purchase”), köpa (“to buy, purchase”), Icelandic kaup (“purchase, bargain”), kaupa (“to purchase”), Finnish kauppa (“shop”).
Translation
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purchase
masculine, strong
Man sollte Schuhe vor dem Kauf immer erst anprobieren.
Before buying shoes, you should try them on.
Kauf keine Sachen auf Kredit.
Don't buy things on credit.
Der Kauf geht auf das Firmenkonto.
The purchase is on the company's account.
- acquisition source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- purchase source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- acquisition source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Kauf | Käufe |
| Accusative | Kauf | Käufe |
| Dative | Kauf | Käufen |
| Genitive | Kaufes | Käufe |