klapf

See also: Klapf

Cimbrian

Etymology

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Noun

klapf m

1. (Sette Comuni) dandelion

   Synonyms: pipakåna, radikk

Further reading

• “klapf” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• klaf

Etymology

From Old High German *chlapf (attested in anachlaph (“attack”)), from Proto-Germanic *klappaz (“clap, hit”), related to *klappōną.

Noun

klapf m

1. clap

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Chlapf, Klapf
  • → German: Chlapf
• German: Klapf, Klaff

Further reading

• “klapf” in Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Matthias von Lexer, 3 vols., Leipzig 1872–1878.
• Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Klapf”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN