Flipper

See also: flipper

EnglishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Flipper

a common name for animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals.

GermanEdit

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Flipper

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German Wikipedia has an article on:

Flipperautomat

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EtymologyEdit

From English flipper (“lever in a pinball machine used to strike the ball”). The word is used in many languages to refer the game as such; see flipper.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈflɪpɐ/
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NounEdit

Flipper m (strong, genitive Flippers, plural Flipper)

(uncountable) pinball (game)
(countable) a pinball machine
(countable) a flipper (lever in a pinball machine)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Flipper [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Flipper	die	Flipper
genitive	eines	des	Flippers	der	Flipper
dative	einem	dem	Flipper	den	Flippern
accusative	einen	den	Flipper	die	Flipper

SynonymsEdit

(machine): Flipperautomat; Flipperkasten

Related termsEdit

flippern