Löffel

See also: löffel

Alemannic German

Pronunciation

  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /ˈløfːəl/

Noun

Löffel m (plural Löffel, diminutive Löffeli)

  1. spoon

German

Etymology

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”), ultimately derived from *lap- (“to lick; to lap”). See English to lap. Cognates include Dutch lepel, [1] Yiddish לעפֿל‎ (lefl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlœfl̩/, /ˈlœfəl/
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  • Hyphenation: Löf‧fel

Noun

Löffel m (genitive Löffels, plural Löffel, diminutive Löffelchen n or Löfflein n or Löffellein n)

  1. spoon
  2. hare's ear

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “Löffel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN

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