"Gipfel" meaning in German

See Gipfel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɪp͡fl̩/ Audio: De-Gipfel.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From early modern (15th century) güpfel, diminutive of Middle High German gupf, gupfe (“highest point”), with further origin uncertain; perhaps related to German Kuppe. Cognate with Hunsrik Gippel, Vilamovian gejwuł. Compare Wipfel. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|gupf}} Middle High German gupf, {{cog|de|Kuppe}} German Kuppe, {{cog|hrx|Gippel}} Hunsrik Gippel, {{cog|wym|gejwuł}} Vilamovian gejwuł Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Gipfel m (strong, genitive Gipfels, plural Gipfel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Gipfels [genitive], Gipfel [plural], strong [table-tags], Gipfel [nominative, singular], Gipfel [definite, nominative, plural], Gipfels [genitive, singular], Gipfel [definite, genitive, plural], Gipfel [dative, singular], Gipfeln [dative, definite, plural], Gipfel [accusative, singular], Gipfel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. peak, pinnacle Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Gipfel-de-noun-Hl-hhpey Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. summit Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Gipfel-de-noun-E5hKTn4O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Gipfelbesteigung, gipfeln, Gipfelpunkt, Gipfeltreffen, Berggipfel, Wipfel, Spitze, Scheitelpunkt

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Kuppe"
      },
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    },
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        "2": "Gippel"
      },
      "expansion": "Hunsrik Gippel",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wym",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From early modern (15th century) güpfel, diminutive of Middle High German gupf, gupfe (“highest point”), with further origin uncertain; perhaps related to German Kuppe. Cognate with Hunsrik Gippel, Vilamovian gejwuł. Compare Wipfel.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Gipfels",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gipfel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gipfel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gipfeln",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gipfel",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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    },
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      "word": "gipfeln"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Gipfelpunkt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Gipfeltreffen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Berggipfel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wipfel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Spitze"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Scheitelpunkt"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "peak, pinnacle"
      ],
      "id": "en-Gipfel-de-noun-Hl-hhpey",
      "links": [
        [
          "peak",
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        ],
        [
          "pinnacle",
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      ]
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        "summit"
      ],
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          "summit",
          "summit"
        ]
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      ]
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "descendants": [
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      "lang_code": "sv",
      "raw_tags": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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    },
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "gipfeln"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gipfelpunkt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gipfeltreffen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Berggipfel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wipfel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spitze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Scheitelpunkt"
    }
  ],
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        "peak, pinnacle"
      ],
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          "summit"
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gipfel"
}

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