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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Löffler.
Proper noun
Löffler (plural Löfflers)
- A surname from German, variant of Loeffler.
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German
Etymology
From Löffel (“spoon”) + -er. Compare Dutch lepelaar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlœflɐ/
- Hyphenation: Löff‧ler
Noun
Löffler m (strong, genitive Löfflers, plural Löffler)
- spoonbill (bird in the family Threskiornithidae with a large spatulate bill)
- Eurasian spoonbill (bird of the species Platalea leucorodia)
- Synonym: Löffelreiher
Declension
Proper noun
Löffler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Löfflers or (with an article) Löffler, feminine genitive Löffler, plural Löfflers or Löffler)
- a surname
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