Klopper in Low German

Pronunciation: /klɔpɐ/

noun

Syllabication: Klop·per

Plural: Kloppers m de Klopper

[1]

advanced vocabulary

Low Saxon:

Hamer för Beitels

English:

mallet

usually wooden

Dutch:

klopper

German:

Klopfhammer

Examples:

De Klopper warrt to’n Bispeel von Dischers un Timmerlüüd bruukt.

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[2]

advanced vocabulary

household

Low Saxon:

Reedschop to ’t Reinmaken von ’n Teppich

English:

carpet beater

Dutch:

mattenklopper

German:

Teppichklopfer

Ausklopfer

Examples:

Kannst du mi en Klopper utlehnen? In mien Teppich sitt so veel Stoff.

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Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: kloppen + -er

Identical words ››› Klöpper ❔︎ Klöpper ❔︎

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