Puppe

See also: puppe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pupa. Sense of "pupa" borrowed from New Latin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Puppe f (genitive Puppe, plural Puppen, diminutive Püppchen n)

(toy) doll
(zoology) pupa
(slang) girl
dummy

Declension

Declension of Puppe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Puppe	die	Puppen
genitive	einer	der	Puppe	der	Puppen
dative	einer	der	Puppe	den	Puppen
accusative	eine	die	Puppe	die	Puppen

Derived terms

Handpuppe f (“hand puppet”)
Puppenstube f (“dollhouse”)
verpuppen (“to pupate”)

Further reading

Puppe in Duden online

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