Klapper

See also: klapper

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Klapper.

Proper noun

Klapper (plural Klappers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Klapper is the 25381^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 975 individuals. Klapper is most common among White (94.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Klapper”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314.

Anagrams

• Kappler

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?]. Synchronically analyzable as derived from the verb klappern.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Klapper f (genitive Klapper, plural Klappern)

1. rattle (child's toy, musical instrument, of a rattlesnake, etc.), ratchet (noisemaker, musical instrument)

Declension

Declension of Klapper [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Klapper	die	Klappern
genitive	einer	der	Klapper	der	Klappern
dative	einer	der	Klapper	den	Klappern
accusative	eine	die	Klapper	die	Klappern

Derived terms

• Klapperschlange

Further reading

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