Löffler

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See also: Loffler

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Löffler.

Proper noun[edit]

Löffler (plural Löfflers)

  1. A surname from German, variant of Loeffler.

Derived terms[edit]

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Löffel (spoon) +‎ -er. Compare Dutch lepelaar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlœflɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Löff‧ler
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Löffler m (strong, genitive Löfflers, plural Löffler)

  1. spoonbill (bird in the family Threskiornithidae with a large spatulate bill)
  2. Eurasian spoonbill (bird of the species Platalea leucorodia)
    Synonym: Löffelreiher

Declension[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Löffler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Löfflers or (with an article) Löffler, feminine genitive Löffler, plural Löfflers or Löffler)

  1. a surname

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Loeffler, Loffler, Lœffler, Leffler

Further reading[edit]