Drempel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German drempel (“threshold”), either belonging to the words Treppe, trampeln etc. for which see Polish drabina, or to Middle High German drëmel (“bar”) from Old High German dremil, tremil (“bar”), German Dremel, Tremmel (“bar”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛmpəl/, [ˈdrɛmpəl], [ˈdrɛmpl̩], [ˈdʁɛmpəl], [ˈdʁɛmpl̩]
  • Hyphenation: Drem‧pel
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Noun

Drempel m (strong, genitive Drempels, plural Drempel)

  1. threshold, brink, bump
    1. particularly, a certain part of a sluice
    2. particularly, an extension of the top floor of a building with a gabled roof

Declension
Declension of Drempel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Drempel die Drempel
genitive eines des Drempels der Drempel
dative einem dem Drempel den Drempeln
accusative einen den Drempel die Drempel

Further reading
  • “Drempel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Drempel” in Duden online
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