Nulpe

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German

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps influenced by Null (“zero”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnʊlpə/
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Noun

Nulpe f (genitive Nulpe, plural Nulpen)

  1. (somewhat dated, derogatory) fool, nitwit
    Synonyms: Depp, Dummkopf, Versager
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan‎, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 375:
      Aber der König! Er konnte nicht wegfinden von dem Brautpaar, biederte sich an und schien am liebsten als Zuschauer dableiben zu wollen. Diederich, dem der König schon immer zu konziliant gewesen war für diese harte Zeit, nannte ihn jetzt einfach eine Nulpe.
      But the king! He couldn't get away from the bride and groom, he was ingratiating himself and seemed to prefer to stick around as a spectator. Diederich, for whom the king had always been too accommodating for these hard times, now simply termed him a dope.

Declension

Declension of Nulpe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nulpe die Nulpen
genitive einer der Nulpe der Nulpen
dative einer der Nulpe den Nulpen
accusative eine die Nulpe die Nulpen

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