Tropfen

See also: tropfen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tropfen, tropfe, from Old High German tropfo, from Proto-West Germanic *dropō, from Proto-Germanic *drupô. Akin to English drop.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɔpfən/, [ˈtʁɔpfən], [ˈtʁɔpfɱ̩] (standard)
IPA^(key): [ˈtʁɔpɸn̩] (many speakers in northern and central Germany)
Audio (file)

Noun

Tropfen m (strong, genitive Tropfens, plural Tropfen, diminutive Tröpfchen n or Tröpflein n)

drop

Declension

Declension of Tropfen [masculine, strong]

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Blutstropfen
Honigtropfen
Kaltlufttropfen
Lusttropfen
Milchtropfen
Öltropfen
Regentropfen
Tautropfen
Tropfenfänger
Tropfgefäß
Tropfstein
Wachstropfen
Wassertropfen

Noun

Tropfen n (strong, genitive Tropfens, no plural)

gerund of tropfen

Related terms

Tröpfeln

Further reading

“Tropfen” in Duden online
“Tropfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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