täppisch

Meaning

clumsy, awkward

Concepts

awkward

awkwardly

clumsily

clumsy

klutzy

problematic

clodpolish

Synonyms

dumm

patschert

tollpatschig

unbeholfen

ungelenk

ungeschickt

tapsig

ungewandt

Translations

maladroit

onhandig

onbeholpen

knullig

desastrado

schutterig

stumperig

sukkelig

endimanché

goffo

empoté

poco maneggevole

poco opportuno

maldestre

lourdaud

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛpɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: tæpisch

Cognate with English: dab

Cognate with Ancient Greek: τάφος

Cognate with Lithuanian: dobti

In summary

From Middle High German tæpisch, from tāpe (“paw”), from Proto-Germanic *dēbban-, probably related to *dappōn, *dabbōn (“to beat”), itself likely related to the root of English dab (“to press against”), which could be imitative or from a Proto-Indo-European *dʰabʰ- (“to astonish”), see also Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “surprise, astonishment”), Lithuanian dobti (“to smash”), Proto-Germanic *dōbnaną (“to become numb”).