pfropfen

See also: Pfropfen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pfʁɔpfən/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fʁɔpfən/, [fʁɔpɸn̩] (northern Germany, central Germany)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German phrophen, from Old High German phrophōn, derived from phropha, from Latin propago.

Verb

pfropfen (third-person singular simple present pfropft, past tense pfropfte, past participle gepfropft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to graft, engraft (insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc.)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • aufpfropfen
  • einpfropfen

Etymology 2

Denominal from Pfropfen, which is originally unrelated with etymology 1 but was influenced by it phonetically. See the lemma.

Verb

pfropfen (third-person singular simple present pfropft, past tense pfropfte, past participle gepfropft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, northern and eastern Germany) to stuff, plug
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • hineinpfropfen
  • vollpfropfen
  • zupfropfen

Conjugation

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