zapfen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. See the gerund form Zapfen. Cognate with English tap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsapfɱ̩/, /ˈtsapfən/
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Verb

zapfen (weak, third-person singular present zapft, past tense zapfte, past participle gezapft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (to draw off liquid from a vessel) to tap, to draw, to dispense

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