Zapfen

• Zappen (only colloquial; northern and central Germany)
• Zapfe, Zapf

From Middle High German zapfe, from Old High German zapho, from Proto-West Germanic *tappō, from Proto-Germanic *tappô. Cognate to English tap; more there.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsapfən/, [ˈtsapfən], [ˈtsapfɱ̩]

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Zapfen n (strong, genitive Zapfens, no plural)

1. gerund of zapfen

Zapfen m (strong, genitive Zapfens, plural Zapfen, diminutive Zäpfchen n)

1. plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot

   Synonyms: Stöpsel, Stopfen

2. pivot
3. cone (such as of a fir)
4. (anatomy) cone (in the retina)

   Coordinate term: Stäbchen

• Zapfenstreich
• Zapfenverbindung
• Zapfenanlage
• Zapfhahn

• → Russian: цапфа (capfa)

• “Zapfen” in Duden online
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