tupfen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German tüpfen, tupfen (to dip, to moisten), from Old High German tuphen (to dip, to moisten), from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną; see *daupijaną (to dip).

Cognate with English dip. The semantic development is due to association with Middle High German stuphen (to poke) and a dialectal (Central German) merger with unrelated tippen (to tap).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʊpfən/, [ˈtʊpf(ə)n], [ˈtʊpɸ(ə)n]
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Verb

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tupfen (weak, third-person singular present tupft, past tense tupfte, past participle getupft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to dab (to touch repeatedly with a soft, often moist, object)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • tupfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • tupfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • tupfen” in Duden online