Graupel

German
Graupel

Etymology

16th century. From Graupe (“hulled grain”) +‎ -el (diminutive suffix). Graupe is from Slavic, where the senses “hulled grain” and “hail” are both present. Compare Polish krupa, Czech kroupa, Serbo-Croatian krupa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁaʊ̯pəl/
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  • Hyphenation: Grau‧pel

Noun

Graupel f (genitive Graupel, plural Graupeln) or
Graupel (sometimes informally) m (strong, genitive Graupels, plural Graupel)

  1. (meteorology) graupel; soft hail
    Synonym: Griesel

Usage notes
  • The word was originally a feminine referring to a single flake of graupel and hence chiefly used in the plural Graupeln. However, the unchanged form Graupel has now become predominant. It may be construed as a plural, a feminine singular, or—at least informally—a masculine singular (on the model of words like Hagel, Regen, Schnee). The ambiguity is often circumvented by using the compound Graupelschauer.

Declension
Declension of Graupel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Graupel die Graupeln
genitive einer der Graupel der Graupeln
dative einer der Graupel den Graupeln
accusative eine die Graupel die Graupeln
Declension of Graupel [masculine (sometimes informally), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Graupel die Graupel
genitive eines des Graupels der Graupel
dative einem dem Graupel den Graupeln
accusative einen den Graupel die Graupel

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → English: graupel

Further reading
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