"Zipperlein" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡sɪpɐlaɪ̯n/ Audio: De-Zipperlein.ogg
Etymology: From dialectal zippern (“to patter”). Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Zipperlein n (strong, genitive Zipperleins, plural Zipperlein) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Zipperleins [genitive], Zipperlein [plural], strong [table-tags], Zipperlein [nominative, singular], Zipperlein [definite, nominative, plural], Zipperleins [genitive, singular], Zipperlein [definite, genitive, plural], Zipperlein [dative, singular], Zipperlein [dative, definite, plural], Zipperlein [accusative, singular], Zipperlein [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (dated) podagra, gout Tags: dated, neuter, strong Synonyms: Fußgicht
    Sense id: en-Zipperlein-de-noun-snG8zvmV Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34
  2. (colloquial) boo-boo, ouchie (minor ailment) Tags: colloquial, neuter, strong Synonyms: Wehwehchen
    Sense id: en-Zipperlein-de-noun-1rn3MCtv
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zipperleins",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperleins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Zipperlein n (strong, genitive Zipperleins, plural Zipperlein)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "62 38",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "podagra, gout"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zipperlein-de-noun-snG8zvmV",
      "links": [
        [
          "podagra",
          "podagra"
        ],
        [
          "gout",
          "gout"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated) podagra, gout"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Fußgicht"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              93,
              103
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2020 September 12, Lars Klaaßen, “Wenigerist^([sic]) mehr”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Die Schwedin weiß aus eigener Erfahrung: „Früher oder später werden sie das eine oder andere Zipperlein bekommen, und dann werden Sie froh sein, wenn sie nicht mehr so viel um die Ohren haben wie früher und einen Haufen Krempel los sind, der Sie nur unnötig belastet hat.“",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boo-boo, ouchie (minor ailment)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zipperlein-de-noun-1rn3MCtv",
      "links": [
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          "boo-boo",
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        ],
        [
          "ouchie",
          "ouchie"
        ],
        [
          "ailment",
          "ailment#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) boo-boo, ouchie (minor ailment)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Wehwehchen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sɪpɐlaɪ̯n/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Zipperlein"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dialectal zippern (“to patter”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zipperleins",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zipperlein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "Zipperlein n (strong, genitive Zipperleins, plural Zipperlein)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "podagra, gout"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "podagra",
          "podagra"
        ],
        [
          "gout",
          "gout"
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      ],
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        "(dated) podagra, gout"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Fußgicht"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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        "Requests for translations of German quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
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          "ref": "2020 September 12, Lars Klaaßen, “Wenigerist^([sic]) mehr”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Die Schwedin weiß aus eigener Erfahrung: „Früher oder später werden sie das eine oder andere Zipperlein bekommen, und dann werden Sie froh sein, wenn sie nicht mehr so viel um die Ohren haben wie früher und einen Haufen Krempel los sind, der Sie nur unnötig belastet hat.“",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boo-boo, ouchie (minor ailment)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boo-boo",
          "boo-boo"
        ],
        [
          "ouchie",
          "ouchie"
        ],
        [
          "ailment",
          "ailment#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) boo-boo, ouchie (minor ailment)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Wehwehchen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sɪpɐlaɪ̯n/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Zipperlein.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/00/De-Zipperlein.ogg/De-Zipperlein.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Zipperlein"
}

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