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German
Etymology
From Middle Low German sîpe, from the verb sîpen (“to trickle”). Cognate with Middle High German sīfe, whence the alternative forms, and further with Dutch zijp (“canal, sewer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Siepen m or n (strong, genitive Siepens, plural Siepen)
- (regional, chiefly in toponyms) a swampy gorge, a brook in a valley
Usage notes
- In official toponyms the regional distribution of the forms is roughly as follows:
- Appellative use outside of purely local contexts is rare in Standard German, but it appears that the proper form Seifen is actually the least favoured, without doubt because of its homonymy with Seifen (“soaps”). German wikipedia uses Siepen as lemma, which we follow here.
Declension