"Löffel" meaning in German

See Löffel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlœfl̩/, /ˈlœfəl/ Audio: De-at-Löffel.ogg , De-Löffel.ogg
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, Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|leffel}} Middle High German leffel, {{inh|de|goh|leffil}} Old High German leffil, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*lapil}} Proto-West Germanic *lapil, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*lapilaz|t=spoon}} Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”), {{cog|en|lap|lap|id=lick}} English lap, {{cog|nl|lepel}} Dutch lepel, {{cog|yi|לעפֿל}} Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl) Head templates: {{de-noun|m|dim=chen,Löfflein,lein}} Löffel m (strong, genitive Löffels, plural Löffel, diminutive Löffelchen n or Löfflein n or Löffellein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Löffels [genitive], Löffel [plural], Löffelchen [diminutive, neuter], Löfflein [diminutive, neuter], Löffellein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Löffel [nominative, singular], Löffel [definite, nominative, plural], Löffels [genitive, singular], Löffel [definite, genitive, plural], Löffel [dative, singular], Löffeln [dative, definite, plural], Löffel [accusative, singular], Löffel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. spoon Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Löffel-de-noun-f0gOdEp5
  2. hare's ear Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Cutlery
    Sense id: en-Löffel-de-noun-8B173fl3 Disambiguation of Cutlery: 36 64 Categories (other): Old High German terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old High German terms with redundant transliterations: 8 42 8 8 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 37 7 7 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 37 7 7 43 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: löffelartig, löffelweise

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "löffelartig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "löffelweise"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "leffel"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German leffel",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "leffil"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German leffil",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*lapil"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *lapil",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lapilaz",
        "t": "spoon"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lap",
        "3": "lap",
        "id": "lick"
      },
      "expansion": "English lap",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "lepel"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch lepel",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "לעפֿל"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "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”). See English lap. Cognates include Dutch lepel, Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Löffels",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffelchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löfflein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffellein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffels",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Löffel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffeln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "dim": "chen,Löfflein,lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Löffel m (strong, genitive Löffels, plural Löffel, diminutive Löffelchen n or Löfflein n or Löffellein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Löf‧fel"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "den Löffel abgeben"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Esslöffel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Holzlöffel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Löffelblume"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Löffelfach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Löffelgriff"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Metalllöffel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Plastiklöffel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Schöpflöffel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Silberlöffel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "silberne Löffel klauen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Suppenlöffel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Teelöffel"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "spoon"
      ],
      "id": "en-Löffel-de-noun-f0gOdEp5",
      "links": [
        [
          "spoon",
          "spoon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Old High German terms with redundant transliterations",
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            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 37 7 7 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 37 7 7 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 64",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Cutlery",
          "orig": "de:Cutlery",
          "parents": [
            "Kitchenware",
            "Cooking",
            "Home appliances",
            "Tools",
            "Food and drink",
            "Home",
            "Machines",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hare's ear"
      ],
      "id": "en-Löffel-de-noun-8B173fl3",
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        [
          "hare",
          "hare"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlœfl̩/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlœfəl/"
    },
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    },
    {
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  ],
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    "Elmar Seebold",
    "Etymological Dictionary of the German Language",
    "de:Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache"
  ],
  "word": "Löffel"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old High German terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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    "de:Cutlery"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "löffelartig"
    },
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      "word": "löffelweise"
    }
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        "id": "lick"
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "form": "Löffels",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffel",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Löffelchen",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Löfflein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffellein",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "Löffel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "Löffeln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Löffel",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "den Löffel abgeben"
    },
    {
      "word": "Esslöffel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Holzlöffel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Löffelblume"
    },
    {
      "word": "Löffelfach"
    },
    {
      "word": "Löffelgriff"
    },
    {
      "word": "Metalllöffel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Plastiklöffel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schöpflöffel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Silberlöffel"
    },
    {
      "word": "silberne Löffel klauen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Suppenlöffel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Teelöffel"
    }
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          "spoon"
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        "strong"
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    },
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      ],
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          "hare"
        ],
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          "ear",
          "ear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈlœfəl/"
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  "word": "Löffel"
}

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