läppern

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German

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German lāpen (to slurp), which pertains to German Löffel (spoon). The modern sense via “to eat in small sips”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛpɐn/
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Verb

läppern (weak, third-person singular present läppert, past tense läpperte, past participle geläppert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, somewhat informal) to mount up from small individual amounts to a large sum

Conjugation

Further reading

  • läppern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • läppern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon