Masculine
Tölpel
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) someone who acts in a clumsy or awkward way (physically or socially)
- (masculine, strong) idiot, fool, dolt
- (masculine, strong) gannet (a sea bird)
Concepts
Synonyms
Kretin
Tollpatsch
Torfkopf
Pappnase
Bekloppter
Strohkopf
Bauernlümmel
Pipi machen
Tölpelhaftigkeit
Translations
jan-van-gent
sula
alcatraz
tolo
fouFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
dildap
Basel-Landschaft
dollwegg
Basel-Landschaft
guetschigg
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtœlpəl/
Etymology
In summary
From a merger of dialectal tolp (with variants; of unknown, probably onomatopoetic, origin) and Middle High German dörpel, itself dissimilated from dörper, from Middle Low German dorper (“villager”), from dorp (“village”). Both of these words meant “rude, gruff person”, and dörper/dörpel particularly “uncultured, unrefined person”. The name of the bird is due to its apparently clumsy movements.
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