Puppe

See also: puppe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pupa. Sense of "pupa" borrowed from New Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊpə/

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Noun

Puppe f (genitive Puppe, plural Puppen, diminutive Püppchen n or Püpplein n or Püppel n)

1. (toy) doll
2. (zoology) pupa
3. (slang) girl

   Synonym: Schnecke

4. dummy

Declension

Declension of Puppe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Puppe	die	Puppen
genitive	einer	der	Puppe	der	Puppen
dative	einer	der	Puppe	den	Puppen
accusative	eine	die	Puppe	die	Puppen

Derived terms

• Bauchrednerpuppe f (“ventriloquist dummy”)
• bis in die Puppen
• die Puppen tanzen lassen
• Gliederpuppe f
• Handpuppe f (“hand puppet”)
• Puppenstube f (“dollhouse”)
• verpuppen (“to pupate”)

Further reading

• “Puppe” in Duden online
• “Puppe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Puppe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• Puppe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de