klopfen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German klopfen, from Old High German klophōn, clophōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kloppōn, from Proto-Germanic *kluppōną. Cognate with Dutch kloppen, English club. See also the informal doublet kloppen (to thump, beat, fight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔpfən/, ,
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Verb

klopfen (weak, third-person singular present klopft, past tense klopfte, past participle geklopft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to knock, to rap (strike rather gently with something hard)
    an die Tür klopfento knock on the door
  2. (physiology, of the heart) to throb; to beat quickly or audibly
    das Herz klopftthe heart beats

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Further reading

  • klopfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • klopfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • klopfen” in Duden online
  • klopfen” in OpenThesaurus.de