"Gimpel" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈɡɪmpəl] Audio: De-Gimpel.ogg
Etymology: From Gümpel. First attested in the 15th century in Tyrol. From Middle High German gumpen (“to jump, to hop, to skip, to bounce”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|gumpen||to jump, to hop, to skip, to bounce}} Middle High German gumpen (“to jump, to hop, to skip, to bounce”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Gimpel m (strong, genitive Gimpels, plural Gimpel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Gimpels [genitive], Gimpel [plural], strong [table-tags], Gimpel [nominative, singular], Gimpel [definite, nominative, plural], Gimpels [genitive, singular], Gimpel [definite, genitive, plural], Gimpel [dative, singular], Gimpeln [dative, definite, plural], Gimpel [accusative, singular], Gimpel [accusative, definite, plural], Gümpel [alternative]
  1. bullfinch Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Dompfaff, Blutfink
    Sense id: en-Gimpel-de-noun-NQ54SbDT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, True finches Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of True finches: 52 48
  2. (slang) simpleton Tags: masculine, slang, strong Synonyms: Einfaltspinsel
    Sense id: en-Gimpel-de-noun-UWQXWFi5 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, True finches Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of True finches: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: Singvogel Hyponyms: Karmingimpel, Weißflügelgimpel

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gümpel",
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    }
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          "word": "Dompfaff"
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          "word": "Blutfink"
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          "word": "Einfaltspinsel"
        }
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      "ipa": "[ˈɡɪmpəl]"
    },
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    },
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Gimpel",
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    {
      "form": "Gimpel",
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        "accusative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "Singvogel"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Gim‧pel"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Karmingimpel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Weißflügelgimpel"
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "bullfinch"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Dompfaff"
        },
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          "word": "Blutfink"
        }
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      "tags": [
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        "strong"
      ]
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        "(slang) simpleton"
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          "word": "Einfaltspinsel"
        }
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