OriginFrom a lengthened grade formation of Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to cut, cleave”). Cognate with Latvian kàpt (“to muck out”), Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō, “to strike, knock”). An alternative theory from Smoczynski tentatively derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to hold, seize”).
- to take honey out of a beehive
- to clean
- to pile, bury
- to climb, scale
Formskõpti(canonical) · kõpia(present, third-person) · kõpė(past, third-person) · kópti(canonical) · kópia(present, third-person) · kópė(past, third-person)