German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German lupfen, southern variant of lüpfen, whence modern lüpfen. See it for more.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊpfən/, [ˈlʊpfən], [ˈlʊpɸən], [ˈlʊpfn̩], [ˈlʊpɸɱ̍]
  • (file)

Verb edit

lupfen (weak, third-person singular present lupft, past tense lupfte, past participle gelupft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) to lift; to raise
  2. (soccer) to lift the ball steeply, usually without spin, by putting the tip of one’s foot under it and abruptly lifting the leg

Usage notes edit

  • The football term has become common throughout the language area in the southern form lupfen, though the variant lüpfen is occasionally used instead.

Conjugation edit

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