Polyglot Dictionary

Lappen

/ˈlapn̩/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Lappen

Meaning

  1. cloth, rag

    • Sie wischt den Tisch mit einem Lappen ab.

      She wipes the table with a cloth.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Stoff

Lappen is a cloth or rag, usually for cleaning; Stoff is the general word for fabric or material.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tejido

Close — a cloth/rag relates to fabric.

English

fabric

Close — a cloth, rag relates to fabric.

Practice

1 What does Lappen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie wischt den Tisch mit einem ___ ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lappen?

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