dämpfen

See also: dampfen, Dämpfen, and abdämpfen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German dempfen, Old High German dempfen, from Proto-Germanic *dampijaną (to dampen, make damp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛmpfən/, [ˈdɛmpfn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dämp‧fen

Verb

dämpfen (third-person singular simple present dämpft, past tense dämpfte, past participle gedämpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to damp (to put out, as fire)
  2. to damp (to attenuate or deaden, as vibrations)

Conjugation

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