Löffel

Meaning

1. (masculine,strong) spoon
2. (masculine,strong) hare's ear

Concepts

spoon

teaspoon

spoonful

tablespoon

spoons

teaspoons

ladle

soupspoon

Hyphenated as

Löf‧fel

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlœfl̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, attested as earlier ᛚᚨᛈᛖᛚᚨ (lapela), from Proto-West Germanic *lapil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”), ultimately derived from *lap- (“to lick; to lap”). See English lap. Cognates include Dutch lepel, Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl).