klopfen
- (weak) to knock, to rap (strike rather gently with something hard)
- (weak) to throb; to beat quickly or audibly
Frequency
Dialects
Aargau
chlämpere
Basel-Landschaft
glopfe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklɔpfən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German klopfen, from Old High German klophōn, clophōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kloppōn, from Proto-Germanic *kluppōną. Cognate with Dutch kloppen, English club. See also the informal doublet kloppen (“to thump, beat, fight”).
knock at a door
beat a drum
schlagen gegen
peitschen gegen
prasseln gegen
losdreschen
sich streiten
verbuttern
beklopfen
bis man hört
glattklopfen
dellen
an eine Tür klopfen
heftig pochen
klopf klopf machen
bumpern
Anstoß erregen
frapper
battere
bater
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