kjøpe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish købe (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Danish køpæ (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Norse kaupa (“to buy, purchase”), from Proto-Germanic *kaupaz (noun), from Latin caupō (“tradesman, innkeeper, shopkeeper, tavern-keeper”).

Verb

kjøpe (imperative kjøp, present tense kjøper, passive kjøpes, simple past kjøpte, past participle kjøpt)

1. to buy, to purchase

Derived terms

• kjøpekraft
• kjøpesenter

Related terms

• kjøp (noun)
• kjøper

References

• “kjøpe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kjøpa

Etymology

From Old Norse kaupa. Akin to English cheap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²çøːpə/

Verb

kjøpe (present tense kjøper, past tense kjøpte, past participle kjøpt, passive infinitive kjøpast, present participle kjøpande, imperative kjøp)

1. to buy, purchase

Derived terms

• kjøpekraft
• kjøpesenter

References

• “kjøpe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.