Puppe

See also: puppe

German

1. Puppen

2. eine Puppe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pupa. Sense of "pupa" borrowed from New Latin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpʊpə/
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Noun

Puppe f (genitive Puppe, plural Puppen, diminutive Püppchen n or Püpplein n or Püppel n)

(toy) doll
(zoology) pupa
(slang) girl
dummy

Declension

Declension of Puppe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Puppe	die	Puppen
genitive	einer	der	Puppe	der	Puppen
dative	einer	der	Puppe	den	Puppen
accusative	eine	die	Puppe	die	Puppen

Derived terms

Bauchrednerpuppe f (“ventriloquist dummy”)
Gliederpuppe f
Handpuppe f (“hand puppet”)
Puppenstube f (“dollhouse”)
verpuppen (“to pupate”)
bis in die Puppen
die Puppen tanzen lassen

Further reading

“Puppe” in Duden online
“Puppe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Puppe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Puppe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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