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täppisch

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Etymology

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From Middle High German tæpisch, from tāpe (paw), from Proto-Germanic *dēbban-, probably related to *dappōn, *dabbōn (to beat),[1] itself likely related to the root of English dab (to press against), which could be imitative[2] or from a Proto-Indo-European *dʰabʰ- (to astonish), see also Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, surprise, astonishment), Lithuanian dobti (to smash), Proto-Germanic *dōbnaną (to become numb).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛpɪʃ/
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Adjective

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täppisch (strong nominative masculine singular täppischer, comparative täppischer, superlative am täppischsten)

  1. clumsy, awkward

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “dobnan”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 97
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “dab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “233”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 233

Further reading

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  • täppisch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • täppisch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon