stopfen

See also: Stopfen

German

Alternative forms

• stoppen (in this sense only colloquial; northern and central Germany)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German stopfōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɔpfən/, [ˈʃtɔpfən], [-pfɱ̍], [-pɸən], [-pɸɱ̍]

• Audio:

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Verb

1. to stuff, to plug
2. to darn (mend by sewing over)

   Socken stopfen ― to darn socks

Related terms

• ausstopfen
• verstopfen
• Stopfkissen
• Stopffleisch
• Stopfleber

Further reading

• “stopfen” in Duden online