"Zappelliese" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡sapl̩ˌliːzə/ [Germany], /ˈt͡sapl̩ˌliːsɛ/ [Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland]
Etymology: zappeln + Liese. Coined in the vernacular as a female counterpart to the character of Zappelphilipp in Heinrich Hoffmann's book Der Struwwelpeter, possibly influenced by the book "Die Struwwel-Liese, oder Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder für Kinder." by Julius Lüthje, released around 1890. Etymology templates: {{af|de|zappeln|Liese}} zappeln + Liese Head templates: {{de-noun|f|m=Zappelphilipp}} Zappelliese f (genitive Zappelliese, plural Zappelliesen, masculine Zappelphilipp) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Zappelliese [genitive], Zappelliesen [plural], Zappelphilipp [masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zappelliese [nominative, singular], Zappelliesen [definite, nominative, plural], Zappelliese [genitive, singular], Zappelliesen [definite, genitive, plural], Zappelliese [dative, singular], Zappelliesen [dative, definite, plural], Zappelliese [accusative, singular], Zappelliesen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a restless, fidgety, hyperactive female child Wikipedia link: Heinrich Hoffmann (author), Struwwelpeter Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Zappelliese-de-noun-2ThBBJI1 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "zappeln",
      "zappeln#German"
    ],
    [
      "Liese",
      "Liese#German"
    ],
    [
      "Zappelphilipp",
      "Zappelphilipp#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "zappeln",
        "3": "Liese"
      },
      "expansion": "zappeln + Liese",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "zappeln + Liese. Coined in the vernacular as a female counterpart to the character of Zappelphilipp in Heinrich Hoffmann's book Der Struwwelpeter, possibly influenced by the book \"Die Struwwel-Liese, oder Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder für Kinder.\" by Julius Lüthje, released around 1890.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipp",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "m": "Zappelphilipp"
      },
      "expansion": "Zappelliese f (genitive Zappelliese, plural Zappelliesen, masculine Zappelphilipp)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Zap",
        "pel",
        "lie",
        "se"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a restless, fidgety, hyperactive female child"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zappelliese-de-noun-2ThBBJI1",
      "links": [
        [
          "restless",
          "restless"
        ],
        [
          "fidgety",
          "fidgety"
        ],
        [
          "hyperactive",
          "hyperactive"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Heinrich Hoffmann (author)",
        "Struwwelpeter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sapl̩ˌliːzə/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sapl̩ˌliːsɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "Switzerland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zappelliese"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "zappeln",
      "zappeln#German"
    ],
    [
      "Liese",
      "Liese#German"
    ],
    [
      "Zappelphilipp",
      "Zappelphilipp#German"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "zappeln",
        "3": "Liese"
      },
      "expansion": "zappeln + Liese",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "zappeln + Liese. Coined in the vernacular as a female counterpart to the character of Zappelphilipp in Heinrich Hoffmann's book Der Struwwelpeter, possibly influenced by the book \"Die Struwwel-Liese, oder Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder für Kinder.\" by Julius Lüthje, released around 1890.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipp",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliesen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "m": "Zappelphilipp"
      },
      "expansion": "Zappelliese f (genitive Zappelliese, plural Zappelliesen, masculine Zappelphilipp)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Zap",
        "pel",
        "lie",
        "se"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a restless, fidgety, hyperactive female child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "restless",
          "restless"
        ],
        [
          "fidgety",
          "fidgety"
        ],
        [
          "hyperactive",
          "hyperactive"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Heinrich Hoffmann (author)",
        "Struwwelpeter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sapl̩ˌliːzə/",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sapl̩ˌliːsɛ/",
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Southern-Germany",
        "Switzerland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zappelliese"
}

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