dämpfen

See also: dampfen, Dämpfen, and abdämpfen

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German dempfen, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German dempfen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *dampijaną (“to dampen, make damp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛmpfən/, [ˈdɛmpfn̩]

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• Hyphenation: dämp‧fen

Verb

1. to damp (to put out, as fire)
2. to damp (to attenuate or deaden, as vibrations)

Descendants

• Serbo-Croatian: demfati

Further reading

• “dämpfen” in Duden online