Tümpel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tümpfel, from Old High German tumphilo, from Proto-West Germanic *dumpil, from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz, related to *deupaz (“deep”).

The regular Upper German form is Tümpfel, which is now obsolete in standard usage; the unshifted -p- is from Central German dialects. Cognate with English dimple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʏmpl̩/

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• Rhymes: -ʏmpl̩
• Hyphenation: Tüm‧pel

Noun

Tümpel m (strong, genitive Tümpels, plural Tümpel)

1. shallow pond, pool

Declension

Declension of Tümpel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tümpel	die	Tümpel
genitive	eines	des	Tümpels	der	Tümpel
dative	einem	dem	Tümpel	den	Tümpeln
accusative	einen	den	Tümpel	die	Tümpel

Derived terms

• Gezeitentümpel

Related terms

• dümpeln (probably related)

See also

• Teich
• Weiher

Further reading

• “Tümpel” in Duden online