Drempel
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German drempel (“threshold”), either belonging to the words Treppe, trampeln etc. for which see Polish drabina, or to Middle High German drëmel (“bar”) from Old High German dremil, tremil (“bar”), German Dremel, Tremmel (“bar”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɛmpəl/, [ˈdrɛmpəl], [ˈdrɛmpl̩], [ˈdʁɛmpəl], [ˈdʁɛmpl̩]
- Hyphenation: Drem‧pel
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Noun edit
Drempel m (strong, genitive Drempels, plural Drempel)
- threshold, brink, bump
- particularly, a certain part of a sluice
- particularly, an extension of the top floor of a building with a gabled roof
Declension edit
Declension of Drempel [masculine, strong]