tappen

See also: Tappen

English

Noun

tappen (uncountable)

1. A plug that forms in the anus of a bear or other mammal during hibernation.
   • 1831, Lews Lloyd, Field sports of the north Europe‎^[1], volume 1, page 98:

     The inference drawn by the northern chasseurs from this is, that the tappen, in conjunction with repose, is the cause of the bear retaining his condition, though without taking any kind of nourishment, for nearly one-half of the year.

   • 1951, The New York State Conservationist, volumes 6-7, page 60:

     No food can pass through the system and a mechanical obstruction called a tappen or plug blocks the passage.

   • 1958, Will Barker, Winter-Sleeping Wildlife, page 41:

     Many hunters believe that the size of the tappen determines how soundly and how long a bear sleeps

Anagrams

• petnap, teppan

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Danish

Noun

tappen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of tap

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑpə(n)/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch tappen. Equivalent to tap +‎ -en.

Verb

tappen

1. (transitive) to tap (draw off liquid from a vessel)

Inflection

Conjugation of tappen (weak)
infinitive	tappen
past singular	tapte
past participle	getapt
infinitive	tappen
gerund	tappen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	tap	tapte
2nd person sing. (jij)	tapt, tap2	tapte
2nd person sing. (u)	tapt	tapte
2nd person sing. (gij)	tapt	tapte
3rd person singular	tapt	tapte
plural	tappen	tapten
subjunctive sing.1	tappe	tapte
subjunctive plur.1	tappen	tapten
imperative sing.	tap
imperative plur.1	tapt
participles	tappend	getapt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• aftappen
• flappen tappen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tappen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of tap

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapən/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: tap‧pen

Verb

1. (intransitive) to pad (walk softly, quietly or steadily)
2. (intransitive) to grope, frisk (search by feeling)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English tæppian, from Proto-Germanic *tappōną; equivalent to tappe (“plug”) +‎ -en (“infinitival suffix”).

Alternative forms

• tappe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapən/

Verb

tappen (rare)

2. To let fluids flow from a spout.
3. To retail beer.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tappen (weak)

infinitive	(to) tappen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	tappe	tappede
2nd person singular	tappest	tappedest
3rd person singular	tappeþ, tappeth	tappede
plural	tappen	tappeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	tappe	tappede
plural	tappen	tappeden
imperative	present
singular	tappe
plural	tappeþ, tappeth
participle	present	past
	tappende, tappinge	tapped, ytapped

Descendants

• English: tap
• Scots: tap

References

• “tappen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.

Etymology 2

From Old French tapper, taper, from a Germanic language.

Alternative forms

• tap, tep, tappyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapən/

Verb

tappen (rare)

2. To tap; to touch gently with hand or foot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tappen (weak)

infinitive	(to) tappen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	tappe	tappede
2nd person singular	tappest	tappedest
3rd person singular	tappeþ, tappeth	tappede
plural	tappen	tappeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	tappe	tappede
plural	tappen	tappeden
imperative	present
singular	tappe
plural	tappeþ, tappeth
participle	present	past
	tappende, tappinge	tapped, ytapped

Descendants

• English: tap

References

• “tappen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.

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Swedish

Noun

tappen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of tapp