Masculine

drempel

Meaning

  1. (masculine) a physical threshold
  2. (masculine) a figurative threshold, such as a limit

Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdrɛm.pəl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch drempel, dreppel, drumpel, a word of uncertain origin found in the northern dialects, perhaps related to dorsen (“to thresh”).

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