tappen
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -æpən
Noun
[edit]tappen (uncountable)
- A plug that forms in the anus of a bear or other mammal during hibernation.
- 1831, Lews Lloyd, Field sports of the north Europe[1], volume 1, page 98:
- The inference drawn by the northern chasseurs from this is, that the tappen, in conjunction with repose, is the cause of the bear retaining his condition, though without taking any kind of nourishment, for nearly one-half of the year.
- 1951, The New York State Conservationist, volumes 6-7, page 60:
- No food can pass through the system and a mechanical obstruction called a tappen or plug blocks the passage.
- 1958, Will Barker, Winter-Sleeping Wildlife, page 41:
- Many hunters believe that the size of the tappen determines how soundly and how long a bear sleeps
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
[edit]Noun
[edit]tappen
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch tappen. Equivalent to tap + -en.
Verb
[edit]tappen
- (transitive) to tap (draw off liquid from a vessel)
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of tappen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | tappen | |||
past singular | tapte | |||
past participle | getapt | |||
infinitive | tappen | |||
gerund | tappen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | tap | tapte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | tapt, tap2 | tapte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | tapt | tapte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | tapt | tapte | ||
3rd person singular | tapt | tapte | ||
plural | tappen | tapten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | tappe | tapte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | tappen | tapten | ||
imperative sing. | tap | |||
imperative plur.1 | tapt | |||
participles | tappend | getapt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Berbice Creole Dutch: tapu
Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
[edit]tappen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German tāpen, from the onomatopoeic interjection tapp imitating soft walking sounds (of either animals or humans), whence also tipp tapp.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tappen (weak, third-person singular present tappt, past tense tappte, past participle getappt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive) to pad (walk softly, quietly or steadily)
- (intransitive) to grope, frisk (search by feeling)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | tappen | ||||
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present participle | tappend | ||||
past participle | getappt | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich tappe | wir tappen | i | ich tappe | wir tappen |
du tappst | ihr tappt | du tappest | ihr tappet | ||
er tappt | sie tappen | er tappe | sie tappen | ||
preterite | ich tappte | wir tappten | ii | ich tappte1 | wir tappten1 |
du tapptest | ihr tapptet | du tapptest1 | ihr tapptet1 | ||
er tappte | sie tappten | er tappte1 | sie tappten1 | ||
imperative | tapp (du) tappe (du) |
tappt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “tappen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “tappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “tappen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “tappen” in Duden online
- “tappen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old English tæppian, from Proto-Germanic *tappōną; equivalent to tappe (“plug”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tappen (rare)
Conjugation
[edit]1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “tappen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old French tapper, taper, from a Germanic language and ultimately imitative.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]tappen (rare)
- To tap; to touch gently with hand or foot.
Conjugation
[edit]1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
[edit]- English: tap
References
[edit]- “tappen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-23.
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]tappen
- Rhymes:English/æpən
- Rhymes:English/æpən/2 syllables
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