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Etymology edit

From Middle High German wāpen (weapon; coat of arms), from Middle Low German wâpen (weapon; coat of arms). Doublet of Waffe (weapon), the High German form. The two forms were originally synonymous, but were semantically separated in early modern German.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvapən/, [ˈvapən], [ˈvapm̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Wap‧pen

Noun edit

Wappen n (strong, genitive Wappens, plural Wappen)

  1. (heraldry) coat of arms

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Further reading edit

  • Wappen” in Duden online
  • Wappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache