German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German klopfen, from Old High German clophōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kloppōn, from Proto-Germanic *kluppōną. Cognate with Dutch kloppen, English club. See also the informal doublet kloppen (to thump, beat, fight).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔpfən/, [ˈklɔpfn̩], [ˈklɔpɸn̩]
  • (file)

Verb edit

klopfen (weak, third-person singular present klopft, past tense klopfte, past participle geklopft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to knock, to rap (strike rather gently with something hard)
  2. (physiology, of the heart) to throb; to beat quickly or audibly

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Further reading edit

  • klopfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • klopfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • klopfen” in Duden online
  • klopfen” in OpenThesaurus.de