hoppeln
Meaning
to hop (especially referring to a hare)
Synonyms
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɔpəln/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German hoppeln, iterative form of hoppen. The latter is formally a Low German and Central German variant of hüpfen (“to hop”) (from Middle High German hüpfen or hupfen; it is also present, however, in Alemannic dialects (where it may be borrowed from the North or formed independently through onomatopoeia). By surface analysis, hoppen + -eln.
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