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Löffel

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See also: löffel

Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (spoon). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Löffel m (plural Löffel, diminutive Löffeli)

  1. spoon
  2. ear of a hare
  3. (humorous) ear
    Synonym: Oor

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. spoon
  2. hare's ear

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Löffel”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

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