schlüpfen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slüpfen, slupfen, from Old High German *slupfen, from Proto-Germanic *slupjaną, related to *sleupaną (to slip, sneak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃlʏpfən/
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Verb

schlüpfen (weak, third-person singular present schlüpft, past tense schlüpfte, past participle geschlüpft, auxiliary sein)

  1. to slip (move quickly)
  2. to hatch

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