"Zappelphilipp" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡sapl̩ˌfɪlɪp/ Audio: De-Zappelphilipp.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: zappeln + Philipp. Coined by Heinrich Hoffmann in his 1845 children's book Der Struwwelpeter. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|zappeln|Philipp}} zappeln + Philipp Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s|f=Zappelliese}} Zappelphilipp m (strong, genitive Zappelphilippes or Zappelphilipps, plural Zappelphilippe, feminine Zappelliese) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Zappelphilippes [genitive], Zappelphilipps [genitive], Zappelphilippe [plural], Zappelliese [feminine], strong [table-tags], Zappelphilipp [nominative, singular], Zappelphilippe [definite, nominative, plural], Zappelphilippes [genitive, singular], Zappelphilipps [genitive, singular], Zappelphilippe [definite, genitive, plural], Zappelphilipp [dative, singular], Zappelphilippe [dative, singular], Zappelphilippen [dative, definite, plural], Zappelphilipp [accusative, singular], Zappelphilippe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a restless, fidgety, hyperactive male child Wikipedia link: Heinrich Hoffmann (author), Struwwelpeter Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zappelphilipp-de-noun-LCGdlgnq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "zappeln",
        "3": "Philipp"
      },
      "expansion": "zappeln + Philipp",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "zappeln + Philipp. Coined by Heinrich Hoffmann in his 1845 children's book Der Struwwelpeter.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipps",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s",
        "f": "Zappelliese"
      },
      "expansion": "Zappelphilipp m (strong, genitive Zappelphilippes or Zappelphilipps, plural Zappelphilippe, feminine Zappelliese)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Zap",
        "pel",
        "phi",
        "l",
        "ipp"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "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 male child"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zappelphilipp-de-noun-LCGdlgnq",
      "links": [
        [
          "restless",
          "restless"
        ],
        [
          "fidgety",
          "fidgety"
        ],
        [
          "hyperactive",
          "hyperactive"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Heinrich Hoffmann (author)",
        "Struwwelpeter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sapl̩ˌfɪlɪp/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Zappelphilipp.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/De-Zappelphilipp.ogg/De-Zappelphilipp.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/De-Zappelphilipp.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zappelphilipp"
}
{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "zappeln",
        "3": "Philipp"
      },
      "expansion": "zappeln + Philipp",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "zappeln + Philipp. Coined by Heinrich Hoffmann in his 1845 children's book Der Struwwelpeter.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipps",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelliese",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipps",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilipp",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zappelphilippe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s",
        "f": "Zappelliese"
      },
      "expansion": "Zappelphilipp m (strong, genitive Zappelphilippes or Zappelphilipps, plural Zappelphilippe, feminine Zappelliese)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Zap",
        "pel",
        "phi",
        "l",
        "ipp"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German compound terms",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a restless, fidgety, hyperactive male child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "restless",
          "restless"
        ],
        [
          "fidgety",
          "fidgety"
        ],
        [
          "hyperactive",
          "hyperactive"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Heinrich Hoffmann (author)",
        "Struwwelpeter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sapl̩ˌfɪlɪp/"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Zappelphilipp.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/De-Zappelphilipp.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zappelphilipp"
}

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