Wappler

Bavarian

Etymology

Possibly from wappeln (“to move unsteady, shakily”), from a variant of Middle High German wabelen (“to move about”). Compare German wabbeln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɑb̥ːlɐ/

Noun

Wappler m (plural Wappler)

1. (Austria, Vienna, derogatory) idiot, fool, incompetent person

Descendants

• → German: Wappler

German

Etymology

From Bavarian Wappler, possibly from wappeln (“to move unsteady, shakily”), from a variant of Middle High German wabelen (“to move about”). Compare wabbeln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaplɐ/, [ˈvɑb̥ːlɐ]

• Audio (Austria):

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Noun

Wappler m (strong, genitive Wapplers, plural Wappler)

1. (Austria, Vienna, colloquial, derogatory) idiot, fool, incompetent person

Declension

Declension of Wappler [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wappler	die	Wappler
genitive	eines	des	Wapplers	der	Wappler
dative	einem	dem	Wappler	den	Wapplern
accusative	einen	den	Wappler	die	Wappler

Proper noun

Wappler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Wapplers or (with an article) Wappler, feminine genitive Wappler, plural Wapplers or Wappler)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Wappler” in Duden online
• “Wappler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon