saper

See also: sapér and såper

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Classial Latin sapiō, sapere (“taste”).

Verb

saper

  1. to know

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sa.pe/
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian zappare (“to hoe”).

Verb

saper

  1. (transitive) to sap, do sapping work on (to subvert by digging)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to erode, wear down, undermine
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

saper

  1. (informal, transitive, reflexive, Europe, Africa) to dress
    Ce type-là est toujours bien sapé.
    That guy is always well-dressed.

Verb

saper

  1. (transitive, informal, Quebec) to eat or chew noisily
  2. (transitive, informal, Quebec) to slurp

Etymology 4

From sape, from Latin sappa. Compare Italian zappare, Friulian sapâ, Venetian sapar, Romanian săpa.

Verb

saper

  1. (agriculture) to harvest or reap forage or cereals with a small scythe
Conjugation
Conjugation of saper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple saper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple sapant
/sa.pɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle sapé
/sa.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present sape
/sap/		 sapes
/sap/		 sape
/sap/		 sapons
/sa.pɔ̃/		 sapez
/sa.pe/		 sapent
/sap/
imperfect sapais
/sa.pɛ/		 sapais
/sa.pɛ/		 sapait
/sa.pɛ/		 sapions
/sa.pjɔ̃/		 sapiez
/sa.pje/		 sapaient
/sa.pɛ/
past historic2 sapai
/sa.pe/		 sapas
/sa.pa/		 sapa
/sa.pa/		 sapâmes
/sa.pam/		 sapâtes
/sa.pat/		 sapèrent
/sa.pɛʁ/
future saperai
/sa.pʁe/		 saperas
/sa.pʁa/		 sapera
/sa.pʁa/		 saperons
/sa.pʁɔ̃/		 saperez
/sa.pʁe/		 saperont
/sa.pʁɔ̃/
conditional saperais
/sa.pʁɛ/		 saperais
/sa.pʁɛ/		 saperait
/sa.pʁɛ/		 saperions
/sa.pə.ʁjɔ̃/		 saperiez
/sa.pə.ʁje/		 saperaient
/sa.pʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present sape
/sap/		 sapes
/sap/		 sape
/sap/		 sapions
/sa.pjɔ̃/		 sapiez
/sa.pje/		 sapent
/sap/
imperfect2 sapasse
/sa.pas/		 sapasses
/sa.pas/		 sapât
/sa.pa/		 sapassions
/sa.pa.sjɔ̃/		 sapassiez
/sa.pa.sje/		 sapassent
/sa.pas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sape
/sap/		 — sapons
/sa.pɔ̃/		 sapez
/sa.pe/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Anagrams

Interlingua

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /saˈper/

Verb

saper

  1. to know

Conjugation
    Conjugation of saper
infinitive saper
participle present perfect
sapente sapite
active simple perfect
present sape ha sapite
past sapeva habeva sapite
future sapera habera sapite
conditional saperea haberea sapite
imperative sape
passive simple perfect
present es sapite ha essite sapite
past esseva sapite habeva essite sapite
future essera sapite habera essite sapite
conditional esserea sapite haberea essite sapite
imperative sia sapite

Italian

Verb

saper (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of sapere

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French sapeur, from Middle French sappeur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.pɛr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -apɛr
  • Syllabification: sa‧per

Noun

saper m pers (feminine saperka)

  1. combat engineer, sapper

Declension
Declension of saper
singular plural
nominative saper saperzy
genitive sapera saperów
dative saperowi saperom
accusative sapera saperów
instrumental saperem saperami
locative saperze saperach
vocative saperze saperzy

Derived terms
adjective
  • saperski

Further reading
  • saper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • saper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Torres Strait Creole
Pteropus livingstonii

Noun

saper

  1. (Eastern dialect) flying fox, fruit bat

Synonyms
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