koppeln

See also: Koppeln

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), kuppeln, kupelen (“to bind (to a paddock, chiefly dogs); to pinion”), a hunting jargon term borrowed from Old French copler, coupler.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔpəln/, [ˈkʰɔpl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: kop‧peln

Verb

koppeln (weak, third-person singular present koppelt, past tense koppelte, past participle gekoppelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to connect or interconnect
    Der Busfahrer koppelte den Anhänger mit den Skiern an den Bus.
    The bus driver coupled the trailer with the skis to the bus.
  2. to couple or interlink

Conjugation

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Derived terms

References
  1. Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “koppeln”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading
  • “koppeln” in Duden online
  • “koppeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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