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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German zapfe, from Old High German zapho, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. Cognate to English tap; more there.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsapfən/, ,
- {{h<ph|de|Zap|fen}}
Noun
Zapfen n (strong, genitive Zapfens, no plural)
- gerund of zapfen
Declension
Noun
Zapfen m (strong, genitive Zapfens, plural Zapfen, diminutive Zäpfchen n)
- plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot
- Synonyms: Stöpsel, Stopfen
- pivot
- cone (such as of a fir)
- (anatomy) cone (in the retina)
- Coordinate term: Stäbchen
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Further reading
- “Zapfen” in Duden online
- “Zapfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache