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hoop.

hope, aspiration, wish

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɦoːp/
  1. hope, aspiration, wish

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hope, from Old Dutch *hopa, from the verb hopon (modern Dutch hopen). Cognate with English hope.

noun/ɦoːp/
  1. a pile, heap, stack

    masculine
  2. a lot, heaps

    figuratively · masculine
  3. a pile of manure, faeces

    masculine
  4. a mass

    masculine
  5. a multitude, a throng

    masculine
  6. a unit of soldiers, a contingent

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hôop, from Old Dutch *hōp, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.

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