Flipper

See also: flipper

English

Proper noun

Flipper

  1. a common name for animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals.

German

Etymology

From English flipper (“lever in a pinball machine used to strike the ball”). The word is used in many languages to refer the game as such; see flipper.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪpɐ/
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Noun

Flipper m (strong, genitive Flippers, plural Flipper)

  1. (uncountable) pinball (game)
  2. (countable) a pinball machine
  3. (countable) a flipper (lever in a pinball machine)

Declension
Declension of Flipper [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Flipper die Flipper
genitive eines des Flippers der Flipper
dative einem dem Flipper den Flippern
accusative einen den Flipper die Flipper

Synonyms
  • (machine): Flipperautomat; Flipperkasten
  • flippern

Further reading
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