Tupf

See also: tupf

German

Etymology

From Middle High German topfe, from Old High German topho (“light shove or blow”), ultimately related to the root of tupfen (“to dab”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊpf/

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Noun

Tupf m (strong, genitive Tupfes or Tupfs, plural Tupfe, diminutive Tüpfchen n)

1. Southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland form of Tupfen

Declension

Declension of Tupf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tupf	die	Tupfe
genitive	eines	des	Tupfes, Tupfs	der	Tupfe
dative	einem	dem	Tupf, Tupfe1	den	Tupfen
accusative	einen	den	Tupf	die	Tupfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Tüpfel
• tupfen
• Tupfen

Further reading

• “Tupf” in Duden online
• “Tupf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.