dopfugol

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Old English

Alternative forms
  • dopfugel, dobfugel, dapfugel

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dopfugl (“dipping bird”), related to *daupijan, *fugl. Compare Old Saxon dopfugul (“loon”). Compare also Old High German tūhfogal (“diving bird, dabchick”), Old English fugoldoppe (“dipping bird”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdopˌfu.ɡol/, [ˈdopˌfu.ɣol]

Noun

dopfugol m

  1. A dipping-fowl or other such type of waterfowl; moorhen; gull.

Declension
Declension of dopfugol (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative dopfugol dopfuglas
accusative dopfugol dopfuglas
genitive dopfugles dopfugla
dative dopfugle dopfuglum
  • fugoldoppe
  • dopened
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