Kasperl

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Kaschperl (phonetic spelling)

Etymology

Diminutive of the name Kaspar, via Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar) from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ (gēzaḇrā), from Old Persian *ganzabarah, from Old Median *ganǰabarah.

Compare German Kasper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʃb̥ɐl/
• Hyphenation: Kas‧perl

Noun

Kasperl m (plural Kasperln)

1. A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch.
2. (of a person) jester, buffoon, clown
3. (of a person, derogatory) buffoon (an unintentionally ridiculous person)

Hyponyms

• Herzkasperl
• Klassenkasperl
• Pausenkasperl

Derived terms

• kasperln
• Kasperlkopf
• Kasperlpuppn
• Kasperltheater

German

Alternative forms

• Kasper, Kasperle, Kasperli

Etymology

Diminutive of the name Kaspar, via Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar) from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ (gēzaḇrā), from Old Persian *ganzabarah, from Old Median *ganǰabarah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaspɐl/, /ˈkaʃpɐl/, [-b̥ɐl] (Austria, Bavaria)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkaspɐl/ (Germany)

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• Hyphenation: Kas‧perl

Noun

Kasperl m (strong or mixed, genitive Kasperls, plural Kasperl or Kasperln) (Austria, Bavaria)

1. A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch.
2. (of a person) jester, buffoon, clown
3. (of a person, derogatory) buffoon (an unintentionally ridiculous person)

Declension

Declension of Kasperl [masculine, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kasperl	die	Kasperl, Kasperln
genitive	eines	des	Kasperls	der	Kasperl, Kasperln
dative	einem	dem	Kasperl	den	Kasperln
accusative	einen	den	Kasperl	die	Kasperl, Kasperln

Hyponyms

• Herzkasperl
• Klassenkasperl
• Pausenkasperl
• Politkasperl

Hyponyms

• Kasperlfigur
• Kasperlkopf
• Kasperlpuppe
• Kasperltheater

Derived terms

• kasperln

Further reading

• “Kasperl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kasperl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Kasperl” in Duden online