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Löffel

See also: löffel

Alemannic German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Löffel m (plural Löffel, diminutive Löffeli)

  1. spoon
  2. ear of a hare
  3. (humorous) ear
    Synonym: Oor

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, attested as earlier ᛚᚨᛈᛖᛚᚨ (lapela), from Proto-West Germanic *lapil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”), ultimately derived from *lap- (“to lick; to lap”). See English lap. Cognates include Dutch lepel, [1] Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlœfl̩/, /ˈlœfəl/
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  • Hyphenation: Löf‧fel

Noun edit

Löffel m (strong, genitive Löffels, plural Löffel, diminutive Löffelchen n or Löfflein n or Löffellein n)

  1. spoon
  2. hare's ear

Declension edit

Declension of Löffel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Löffel die Löffel
genitive eines des Löffels der Löffel
dative einem dem Löffel den Löffeln
accusative einen den Löffel die Löffel

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References edit

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Löffel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

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