noun · rare

nape

nape · napes

потилиця, зашийок

затылок, задняя часть шеи, загривок

Nacken, Genick

The back part of the neckThe back part of the neck.

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/neɪp/

» My nape hurts.

У меня болит затылок.

У мене болить потилиця.

Meaning

4 senses

The back part of the neck.
Nacken, Genick
заты́локzatýlok, за́дняя часть ше́иzádnjaja častʹ šéi, загри́вокzagrívok
поти́лицяpotýlycja, заши́йокzašýjok
the back side of the neck
The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.
(slang, uncountable)Napalm.
(obsolete)A tablecloth.

Examples

5 sentences

My nape hurts.
У мене болить потилиця.
ruУ меня болит затылок.
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A growth has formed on my nape.
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She has a growth on her nape.
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Would you like me to shave the nape of your neck?
ruТы хочешь, чтобы я побрил тебе затылок?
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She touched me lightly on the nape of the neck with the tips of her fingers and it made me shudder.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

back part of the neck:

Русский

By meaning 1

back part of the neck:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

back part of the neck:

Origin

From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“gob

From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull. More at nap.

From Middle English nape, from Old French nape, nappe (“a cloth”), from Medieval Latin nappa, napa (“cloth, table-cloth, sheet”), alteration of Latin mappa (“a cloth, napkin, towel”). More at map, apron. Doublet of map, mop, and nappe.

Short for napalm.

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