Fleppe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German flebbe. Cognate to English flap, Dutch flap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈflɛpə]

Noun

Fleppe f (genitive Fleppe, plural Fleppen) (Northern Germany, colloquial)

  1. identity card; driving licence
    Alternative forms: Flebbe f, Fleppen m, Flebben m
    Synonyms: Pass, Ausweis, Legitimationspapier, Lappen
  2. a hanging lower lip or grimacing corner of the mouth
    Alternative forms: Flappe, Fluppe, Flabbe
  3. a banknote
    Synonyms: Schein, Banknote

Declension

Declension of Fleppe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fleppe die Fleppen
genitive einer der Fleppe der Fleppen
dative einer der Fleppe den Fleppen
accusative eine die Fleppe die Fleppen

References

  • “Fleppe” in Duden online
  • “Fleppe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Fleppe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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