Löffel

See also: löffel

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.

Pronunciation

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

German

Etymology

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

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. spoon
  2. hare's ear

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References
  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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