Masculine
Gimpel
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) bullfinch
- (masculine, slang, strong) simpleton
Concepts
Synonyms
Mondkalb
Dumpfbacke
Flachwichser
Schafskopf
Stiesel
Strohkopf
Kindskopf
Blödian
Döskopp
Spatzenhirn
Blutfink
Doofkopf
Spatzengehirn
Vollhonk
Dummbratze
nicht scharfsinnig
schlichtes Gemüt
Translations
goudvink
bouvreuil pivoine
dom-fafe
ciuffolotto
camachuelo común
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
bayağı şakrak kuşuPronounced as (IPA)
[ˈɡɪmpəl]
Etymology
In summary
From Gümpel. First attested in the 15th century in Tyrol. From Middle High German gumpen (“to jump, to hop, to skip, to bounce”).
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