pfropfen

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German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German phrophen, from Old High German phrophōn, derived from phropha, from Latin propago.

Verb

pfropfen (weak, third-person singular present pfropft, past tense pfropfte, past participle gepfropft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to graft, engraft (insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc.)
    Synonym: (more common, but broader in meaning) veredeln
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Etymology 2

Denominal from Pfropfen, which is originally unrelated with etymology 1 but was influenced by it phonetically. See the lemma.

Verb

pfropfen (weak, third-person singular present pfropft, past tense pfropfte, past participle gepfropft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, northern and eastern Germany) to stuff, plug
    Synonym: (more common) stopfen
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Further reading

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