Popel

See also: popel and popël

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoːpəl/

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• Hyphenation: Po‧pel

Etymology 1

19th century. Said to be of Central German origin. Used for various misshapen or thickish objects.

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Noun

Popel m (strong, genitive Popels, plural Popel)

1. booger, boogers, bogey (piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from the nostril)
2. hickey (printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface)

Declension

Declension of Popel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Popel	die	Popel
genitive	eines	des	Popels	der	Popel
dative	einem	dem	Popel	den	Popeln
accusative	einen	den	Popel	die	Popel

Derived terms

• Nasenpopel
• popeln

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German pōpel, from Latin populus (either directly or through Old French pueple). Doublet of Pöbel. In sense 1 perhaps influenced by etymology 1, but the relation remains unclear as long as the former’s origin is obscure.

Noun

Popel m (strong, genitive Popels, plural Popel)

1. a pitiable or insignificant person (usually male)
2. (dated) one of the common people, proletarian, member of the working (or lower middle) class
3. (archaic) Alternative form of Pöbel (“plebs, mob”)

Declension

Declension of Popel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Popel	die	Popel
genitive	eines	des	Popels	der	Popel
dative	einem	dem	Popel	den	Popeln
accusative	einen	den	Popel	die	Popel

Derived terms

• popelig

Further reading

• “Popel” in Duden online