koppeln

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German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German koppeln, kuppeln, kupelen (to bind (to a paddock, chiefly dogs); to pinion), a hunting jargon term borrowed from Old French copler, coupler. Doublet of kuppeln.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔpəln/,
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  • Hyphenation: kop‧peln

Verb

koppeln (weak, third-person singular present koppelt, past tense koppelte, past participle gekoppelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to connect or interconnect
    Der Busfahrer koppelte den Anhänger mit den Skiern an den Bus.
    The bus driver coupled the trailer with the skis to the bus.
    1. to tether an electronic device to a computer on the network
  2. to couple or interlink

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References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “koppeln”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading

  • koppeln” in Duden online
  • koppeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache