Masculine

Klepper

Meaning

nag (old, useless horse)

Synonyms

Schindmähre

schlechtes Pferd

Traber

Hottehü

Hottemax

Einhufer

alter Gaul

Kampfhahn

Lira

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schindlebygger

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklɛpɐ/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Low German, probably kleppen (“to strike rapidly, ring with a sharp sound”) (referring to bells on the harness), probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *klappōn (“to strike, clap”).

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