tröpfeln

German

Etymology

From late Middle High German, from the predecessor of tropfen. Synchronically tropfen (to drop, drip) +‎ -eln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁœpfl̩n/
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  • Hyphenation: tröp‧feln

Verb

tröpfeln (weak, third-person singular present tröpfelt, past tense tröpfelte, past participle getröpfelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to drip, to fall or trickle down in small drops
  2. (colloquial) to sprinkle, to rain a few little drops

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • herauströpfeln

See also

Further reading

  • tröpfeln” in Duden online
  • tröpfeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache