Masculine

Läufer

Meaning

  1. (agent, form-of, masculine, strong) agent noun of laufen: runner, walker (someone who runs or walks)
  2. (masculine, strong) runner (strip of fabric; narrow long carpet)
  3. (masculine, strong) bishop
  4. (masculine, strong) ground beetle (Carabidae)

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laufen

  1. (class-7, intransitive, strong, transitive) to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
  2. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to flow; to leak; to run
  3. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to be in progress; to run
  4. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to happen, to go on, to take place
  5. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to run, to execute (a program)
  6. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to be in order; to work; to function
  7. (class-7, intransitive, strong) to pass; to flow

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

laiffer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɔʏ̯fɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German löufer, löufære, from Old High German loufāri, loupfāri, equivalent to laufen + -er. Compare Dutch loper, English leaper.

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