Läufer
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Alemannic German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German löufer (“runner”), from Old High German loufāri. Cognate to German Läufer, Dutch loper, English leaper, Swedish löpare.
Noun
[edit]Läufer m
References
[edit]- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 29.
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German löufer, löufære, from Old High German loufāri, loupfāri, equivalent to laufen + -er. Compare Dutch loper, English leaper.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Läufer m (strong, genitive Läufers, plural Läufer, feminine Läuferin)
- agent noun of laufen: runner, walker (someone who runs or walks)
- runner (strip of fabric; narrow long carpet)
- (chess) bishop
Declension
[edit]Declension of Läufer [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]- Eisläufer, Frontläufer, Kreisläufer, Schnellläufer
- Überläufer
- roter Läufer, Teppichläufer, Treppenläufer, Tischläufer
Coordinate terms
[edit]Chess pieces in German · Schachfiguren, Schachsteine (layout · text) | |||||
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König | Dame, Königin | Turm | Läufer | Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel | Bauer |
Descendants
[edit]- → Polish: laufer
- → Dutch: loper (semantic loan)
- → Hungarian: futó (semantic loan)
- → Hebrew: רץ (semantic loan)
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