Löffel – German noun declension

German noun forms of Löffel

Noun: Löffel
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Löffel
Plural Löffel

Definite

Singularder Löffel
Pluraldie Löffel

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Löffels
Plural Löffel

Definite

Singulardes Löffels
Pluralder Löffel

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Löffel
Plural Löffeln

Definite

Singulardem Löffel
Pluralden Löffeln

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareinen Löffel
Plural Löffel

Definite

Singularden Löffel
Pluraldie Löffel

Sample Sentences

Etymology

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, attested as earlier ᛚᚨᛈᛖᛚᚨ (lapela), from Proto-West Germanic *lapil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”), ultimately derived from *lap- (“to lick; to lap”). See English lap. Cognates include Dutch lepel, Yiddish לעפֿל (lefl). See: English Nouns 'lap', Dutch Nouns 'lepel'.

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