tappen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, weak) to pad (walk softly, quietly or steadily)
  2. (intransitive, weak) to grope, frisk (search by feeling)

Frequency

21k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dappe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtapən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German tāpen, from the onomatopoeic interjection tapp imitating soft walking sounds (of either animals or humans), whence also tipp tapp.

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