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Noun [Bavarian]

IPA: /ˈlefːl̩/, /ˈlefːe/ (note: West central) Forms: Leffln [plural], Lefferl [diminutive], Leffe [alternative]
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”). Cognates include Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl), German Löffel, Dutch lepel. Etymology templates: {{inh|bar|gmh|leffel}} Middle High German leffel, {{inh|bar|goh|leffil}} Old High German leffil, {{inh|bar|gmw-pro|*lapil}} Proto-West Germanic *lapil, {{inh|bar|gem-pro|*lapilaz|t=spoon}} Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”), {{cog|yi|לעפֿל}} Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl), {{cog|de|Löffel}} German Löffel, {{cog|nl|lepel}} Dutch lepel Head templates: {{head|bar|noun|plural|Leffln|diminutive|Lefferl|g=m}} Leffl m (plural Leffln, diminutive Lefferl)
  1. spoon Tags: masculine Hyponyms: Essleffl, Goidleffl, Hoizleffl, Kaffeeleffl, Kochleffl, Schepfleffl, Suiberleffl, Suppnleffl, Süberleffl, Teeleffl
    Sense id: en-Leffl-bar-noun-f0gOdEp5 Categories (other): Bavarian entries with incorrect language header, Old High German terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Old High German terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old High German terms with redundant transliterations: 36 10 10 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 2 2 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 1 1 22

Noun [East Central 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”). Compare German Löffel. Etymology templates: {{inh|gmw-ecg|gmh|leffel}} Middle High German leffel, {{inh|gmw-ecg|goh|leffil}} Old High German leffil, {{inh|gmw-ecg|gmw-pro|*lapil}} Proto-West Germanic *lapil, {{inh|gmw-ecg|gem-pro|*lapilaz|t=spoon}} Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”), {{cog|de|Löffel}} German Löffel Head templates: {{head|gmw-ecg|noun|g=m}} Leffl m
  1. (Erzgebirgisch) spoon Tags: Erzgebirgisch, masculine
    Sense id: en-Leffl-gmw-ecg-noun-f0gOdEp5 Categories (other): Erzgebirgisch, Old High German terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Old High German terms with redundant transliterations: 36 10 10 43
  2. (Erzgebirgisch, informal) ear Tags: Erzgebirgisch, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-Leffl-gmw-ecg-noun-PGo2tkD8 Categories (other): Erzgebirgisch, Old High German terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Old High German terms with redundant transliterations: 36 10 10 43
  3. (Erzgebirgisch, informal, derogatory) airhead, birdbrain, bubblehead, feather-brain, featherhead, jingle-brains, lamebrain, peabrain, pinhead Tags: Erzgebirgisch, derogatory, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-Leffl-gmw-ecg-noun-5LFY9usR Categories (other): Erzgebirgisch, East Central German entries with incorrect language header, Old High German terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of East Central German entries with incorrect language header: 22 11 11 56 Disambiguation of Old High German terms with redundant transliterations: 36 10 10 43
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          "word": "Kaffeeleffl"
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          "word": "Suiberleffl"
        },
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  "etymology_text": "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”). Cognates include Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl), German Löffel, Dutch lepel.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Leffln",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Lefferl",
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      "word": "Essleffl"
    },
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      "word": "Hoizleffl"
    },
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      "word": "Kaffeeleffl"
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      "word": "Kochleffl"
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      "word": "Schepfleffl"
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      "word": "Suppnleffl"
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      "word": "Süberleffl"
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  "etymology_text": "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”). Compare German Löffel.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        [
          "airhead",
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        ],
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          "birdbrain",
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          "bubblehead",
          "bubblehead"
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        [
          "feather-brain",
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        ],
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          "featherhead",
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        ],
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          "jingle-brains",
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        ],
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          "lamebrain",
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        ]
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        "(Erzgebirgisch, informal, derogatory) airhead, birdbrain, bubblehead, feather-brain, featherhead, jingle-brains, lamebrain, peabrain, pinhead"
      ],
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        "Erzgebirgisch",
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        "informal",
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.