"-trop" meaning in German

See -trop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /tʁɔp/ Audio: De--trop.ogg Forms: -trup [alternative], -drup [alternative]
Etymology: With metathesis in the weakened ultima from Middle Low German dorp (“village”), from Old Saxon thorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurpą. While Low German placenames in -dorp were generally standardized with the High German equivalent -dorf, those with the less transparent variant -trop, -trup often remained unchanged. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|dorp||village}} Middle Low German dorp (“village”), {{der|de|osx|thorp}} Old Saxon thorp, {{der|de|gem-pro|*þurpą}} Proto-Germanic *þurpą Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -trop
  1. Placename suffix found chiefly in north-western Germany Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--trop-de-suffix-HvmsUogY Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Derived forms: Bentrop, Bottrop, Castrop, Echtrop, Finnentrop, Frintrop, Gartrop, Hattrop, Heintrop, Höntrop, Hultrop, Katrop, Lanstrop, Latrop, Lochtrop, Nierentrop, Oeventrop, Ostentrop, Selkentrop, Sögtrop, Stentrop, Suttrop, Uentrop, Waltrop, Werntrop, Wiltrop
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        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German dorp (“village”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "thorp"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon thorp",
      "name": "der"
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        {
          "word": "Echtrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Finnentrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Frintrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Gartrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hattrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Heintrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Höntrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hultrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Katrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lanstrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Latrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lochtrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nierentrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Oeventrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Ostentrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Selkentrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sögtrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Stentrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Suttrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Uentrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Waltrop"
        },
        {
          "word": "Werntrop"
        },
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        }
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "Castrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Echtrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Finnentrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Frintrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gartrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hattrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heintrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Höntrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hultrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Katrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lanstrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Latrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lochtrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nierentrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oeventrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ostentrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Selkentrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sögtrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stentrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Suttrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Uentrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waltrop"
    },
    {
      "word": "Werntrop"
    },
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      "word": "Wiltrop"
    }
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      },
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    },
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      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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}

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