lupfen

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

German

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊpf(ə)n/
  • Audio:(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]

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • lupfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • lupfen” in Duden online