Drempel

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛmpəl/, [ˈdrɛmpəl], [ˈdrɛmpl̩], [ˈdʁɛmpəl], [ˈdʁɛmpl̩]
• Hyphenation: Drem‧pel

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Noun

Drempel m (strong, genitive Drempels, plural Drempel)

1. threshold, brink, bump
   1. particularly, a certain part of a sluice
   2. particularly, an extension of the top floor of a building with a gabled roof

Declension

Declension of Drempel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Drempel	die	Drempel
genitive	eines	des	Drempels	der	Drempel
dative	einem	dem	Drempel	den	Drempeln
accusative	einen	den	Drempel	die	Drempel

Further reading

• “Drempel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Drempel” in Duden online