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אָקאָפּ

אָקאָפּ
־עס/־ן
דער
אָקאָפּע
־ס
די
'trench'

ETYMOLOGY

Polish okop 'trench', deverbal of okopać 'to dig around'; (borrowed into Ukrainian око́п; Russian око́п); from Proto-Slavic ✱kopàti 'to dig'; cf. Ukrainian копа́ти; Russian копа́ть; from Proto-Balto-Slavic ✱kop-; cf. Lithuanian kapóti 'to chop'; from PIE ✱(s)kop-; cf. Greek κόπτω 'to beat'