Erpel

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German erpel, which is borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch erpel (introduced by Flemish settlers in the East). The word is not part of modern standard (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛʁpəl/, [ˈɛʁpəl], [ˈɛɐ̯pəl], [ɛʁpl̩], [ɛɐ̯pl̩]

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Noun

Erpel m (genitive Erpels, plural Erpel)

1. drake (male duck)

Synonyms

• Enterich

Further reading

• “Erpel” in Duden online