Tupfen

See also: tupfen

German

Alternative forms

• Tupf (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

Etymology

Originally the plural of Tupf, from Middle High German topfe, from Old High German topho, ultimately related to the root of tupfen (“to dab”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊpfən/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Tup‧fen

Noun

Tupfen m (strong, genitive Tupfens, plural Tupfen)

1. fleck (small spot), speck, spot

Declension

Declension of Tupfen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Tupfen	die	Tupfen
genitive	eines	des	Tupfens	der	Tupfen
dative	einem	dem	Tupfen	den	Tupfen
accusative	einen	den	Tupfen	die	Tupfen

Noun

Tupfen

1. dative plural of Tupf

Further reading

• “Tupfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache