Gimpel
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Gümpel. First attested in the 15th century in Tyrol. From Middle High German gumpen (“to jump, to hop, to skip, to bounce”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gimpel m (strong, genitive Gimpels, plural Gimpel)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gimpel [masculine, strong]
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Gimpel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gimpel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Gimpel” in Duden online