- népflód
- m (-es/-as) neap-tide, ebb, low tide, a very low tide
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
népflód
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neap — neap1 /neep/, adj. 1. designating tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height. n. 2. neap tide. See diag. under tide1. [bef. 900; ME neep, OE nep , in nepflod neap tide] neap2 /neep/, n. New Eng. the pole or tongue of a cart … Universalium
neap — (adj.) Middle English, from O.E. nepflod neap flood, the tide occurring at the end of the first and third quarters of the lunar month, in which high waters are at their lowest, of unknown origin, with no known cognates (Dan. niptid probably is… … Etymology dictionary
neap — [ni:p] noun (also neap tide) a tide just after the first or third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water. verb (be neaped) (of a boat) be kept aground or in harbour by a neap tide. Origin ME, from OE nēp in … English new terms dictionary
neap — [[t]nip[/t]] adj. 1) oce designating those tides, midway between spring tides, that attain the least height 2) oce neap tide • Etymology: bef. 900; ME neep, OE nēp , in nēpflōd neap tide … From formal English to slang
neap — /nip / (say neep) adjective 1. designating those tides, midway between spring tides, which attain the least height. –noun 2. a neap tide. {Middle English neep, Old English nēp, in nēpflōd neap flood} …
neap — neap1 [nēp] adj. [ME neep < OE nep in nepflod, neap tide] designating a type of tide that occurs after the first and third quarters of the lunar month: at these times the high tides are lower and the low tides are higher than the corresponding … English World dictionary
neap — n. & v. n. (in full neap tide) a tide just after the first and third quarters of the moon when there is least difference between high and low water. v. 1 intr. (of a tide) tend towards or reach the highest point of a neap tide. 2 tr. (in passive) … Useful english dictionary
