tröpfeln

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German

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Etymology

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From late Middle High German, from the predecessor of tropfen. Synchronically tropfen (to drop, drip) +‎ -eln.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁœpfl̩n/
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Verb

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tröpfeln (weak, third-person singular present tröpfelt, past tense tröpfelte, past participle getröpfelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to drip, to fall or trickle down in small drops
  2. (colloquial) to sprinkle, to rain a few little drops

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • tröpfeln” in Duden online
  • tröpfeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache