Wappen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wāpen (“weapon; coat of arms”), from Middle Low German wâpen (“weapon; coat of arms”). See Waffe (“weapon”), the doublet and High German form. The two forms were originally synonymous, but were semantically separated in early modern German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvapən/, [ˈvapən], [ˈvapm̩]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Wap‧pen

Noun

Wappen n (genitive Wappens, plural Wappen)

1. (heraldry) coat of arms

Derived terms

• wappnen

Further reading

• “Wappen” in Duden online