lüpfen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German lüpfen (to raise; to rise). Further origin uncertain; but if the original meaning were “to jump up”, possibly related with German laufen, English leap. Compare Danish loppe (flea), dialectal English lop (flea).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʏpfən/, [ˈlʏpfən], [ˈlʏpɸən], [ˈlʏpfn̩], [ˈlʏpɸɱ̍]
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Verb

lüpfen (third-person singular simple present lüpft, past tense lüpfte, past participle gelüpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (chiefly literary) to slightly lift a hanging covering in order to see or show that beneath it
    Sie lüpfte ihren Rock und entblößte ihr linkes Knie.
    She lifted her skirt and bared her left knee.
  2. (soccer) Alternative form of lupfen

Conjugation

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