hoppeln

German

Etymology

Iterative form of dialectal hoppen. The latter is formally a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German and Central German variant of hüpfen (“to hop”); it also old, however, in Alemannic dialects (where it may be borrowed from the North or formed independently through onomatopoeia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɔpəln/

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Verb

1. to hop; to scuttle (describing, in particular, the movement of the hare)

Related terms

• hopsen
• hüpfen