Hoppla

See also: hoppla

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare English hoopla and French houp-là; nominalisation of hoppla/hoppala.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔpla/
  • Hyphenation: Hopp‧la

Noun

Hoppla n (strong, genitive Hoppla or Hopplas, plural Hopplas)

  1. flub, fluff, lapse, oopsy, slip-up
    Da ist uns ein Hoppla passiert! ― We had a slip-up there!

Declension
Declension of Hoppla [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Hoppla die Hopplas
genitive eines des Hoppla, Hopplas der Hopplas
dative einem dem Hoppla den Hopplas
accusative ein das Hoppla die Hopplas
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