German edit

Etymology edit

ab- +‎ tupfen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌtʊp͡fn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧tup‧fen
  • (file)

Verb edit

abtupfen (weak, third-person singular present tupft ab, past tense tupfte ab, past participle abgetupft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to remove something by light, careful touching with an absorbent cloth.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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