Löffler

See also: Loffler

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Löffler.

Proper noun

Löffler (plural Löfflers)

  1. A surname from German, variant of Loeffler.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From Löffel (“spoon”) +‎ -er. Compare Dutch lepelaar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlœflɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Löff‧ler
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Noun

Löffler m (strong, genitive Löfflers, plural Löffler)

  1. spoonbill (bird in the family Threskiornithidae with a large spatulate bill)
  2. Eurasian spoonbill (bird of the species Platalea leucorodia)
    Synonym: Löffelreiher

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

Proper noun

Löffler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Löfflers or (with an article) Löffler, feminine genitive Löffler, plural Löfflers or Löffler)

  1. a surname

Descendants
  • English: Loeffler, Loffler, Lœffler, Leffler

Further reading
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