drempel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch drempel, dreppel, drumpel, a word of uncertain origin found in the northern dialects, perhaps related to dorsen (to thresh).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛm.pəl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: drem‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛmpəl

Noun[edit]

drempel m (plural drempels, diminutive drempeltje n)

  1. a physical threshold
  2. a figurative threshold, such as a limit

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: drempel
  • Negerhollands: trampel
  • Papiamentu: drèmpi, drempi