German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German stapfen, from Old High German stapfōn, from Proto-Germanic *stappōną. Compare related *stapjaną, whence English step.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtap͡fən/, [ˈʃtap͡fn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: stap‧fen

Verb

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stapfen (weak, third-person singular present stapft, past tense stapfte, past participle gestapft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to trudge

Conjugation

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