zapfen

See also: Zapfen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German *zapfōn, from Proto-West Germanic *tappōn, from Proto-Germanic *tappōną. Cognate with Dutch tappen, German Low German tappen, English tap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsapfɱ̩/, /ˈtsapfən/
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Verb

zapfen (weak, third-person singular present zapft, past tense zapfte, past participle gezapft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (to draw off liquid from a vessel) to tap, to draw, to dispense

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