Zipfel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zipfel.

Proper noun

Zipfel (plural Zipfels)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zipfel is the 39773^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 552 individuals. Zipfel is most common among White (98.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zipfel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Alternative forms

• Zippel (only colloquial; northern and central Germany)

Etymology

From Middle High German zipfel, equivalent to Zipf +‎ -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɪpfəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Zipfel m (strong, genitive Zipfels, plural Zipfel, diminutive Zipfelchen n)

1. corner or peak
2. lappet, tail (of clothing)
3. (regional) penis, cock, willy, peter
4. panhandle (cartography, US)

Declension

Declension of Zipfel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zipfel	die	Zipfel
genitive	eines	des	Zipfels	der	Zipfel
dative	einem	dem	Zipfel	den	Zipfeln
accusative	einen	den	Zipfel	die	Zipfel

Derived terms

• Rockzipfel

Further reading

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