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Zipf.

tip, peak, corner

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. tip, peak, corner

    Austria · Bavaria · masculine · strong

  2. bore (boring person)

    Austria · masculine · obsolete · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zipf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppijǭ (“tip”), a diminutive of *tuppaz. Cognate with Dutch tip, Saterland Frisian Tip, English tip, Icelandic typpi. Also compare Zopf and Zapfen.

noun

  1. pip (respiratory disease of birds)

    Central · Germany · Southern-Germany · masculine · no-plural · strong
name

  1. a habitational surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zipf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppijǭ (“tip”), a diminutive of *tuppaz. Cognate with Dutch tip, Saterland Frisian Tip, English tip, Icelandic typpi. Also compare Zopf and Zapfen.

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