Gimpel
German
Alternative forms
- Gümpel
Etymology
From Gümpel. First attested in the 15th century in Tyrol. From Middle High German gumpen (“to jump, to hop, to skip, to bounce”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɪmpəl]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Gim‧pel
Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- bullfinch
- Synonyms: Dompfaff, Blutfink
- (slang) simpleton
- Synonym: Einfaltspinsel
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
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Further reading
- “Gimpel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gimpel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Gimpel” in Duden online
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