poppen
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See also: Poppen
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
poppen
- (obsolete) to play with puppets
- to play (games etc.) in general
- to court and/or have sex
- to show off
- to make or provide (a) puppet(s) etc.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of poppen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | poppen | |||
| past singular | popte | |||
| past participle | gepopt | |||
| infinitive | poppen | |||
| gerund | poppen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | pop | popte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | popt, pop2 | popte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | popt | popte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | popt | popte | ||
| 3rd person singular | popt | popte | ||
| plural | poppen | popten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | poppe | popte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | poppen | popten | ||
| imperative sing. | pop | |||
| imperative plur.1 | popt | |||
| participles | poppend | gepopt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- popper
- popperij
- pannepoppen
- oppoppen
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch [Term?], of unclear origin.
Alternative forms
Verb
poppen
- to make the sound of a coot
- (figuratively) to stammer
Conjugation
| Conjugation of poppen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | poppen | |||
| past singular | popte | |||
| past participle | gepopt | |||
| infinitive | poppen | |||
| gerund | poppen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | pop | popte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | popt, pop2 | popte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | popt | popte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | popt | popte | ||
| 3rd person singular | popt | popte | ||
| plural | poppen | popten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | poppe | popte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | poppen | popten | ||
| imperative sing. | pop | |||
| imperative plur.1 | popt | |||
| participles | poppend | gepopt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
- poppelen
- popperen
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
poppen
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Regionally attested in the sense “to knock or beat rapidly”, which is probably onomatopoeic. The vulgar sense spread in the 20th century from dialects including Central Franconian, perhaps via film and broadcasting companies based in Cologne. In the latter, the word is sometimes secondarily associated with Popp, cognate and synonym of standard Puppe (“doll”); compare etymology 2. Related with southern Dutch poepen.
Alternative forms
- p*ppen (censored)
Verb
poppen (weak, third-person singular present poppt, past tense poppte, past participle gepoppt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
| infinitive | poppen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | poppend | ||||
| past participle | gepoppt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich poppe | wir poppen | i | ich poppe | wir poppen |
| du poppst | ihr poppt | du poppest | ihr poppet | ||
| er poppt | sie poppen | er poppe | sie poppen | ||
| preterite | ich poppte | wir poppten | ii | ich poppte1 | wir poppten1 |
| du popptest | ihr popptet | du popptest1 | ihr popptet1 | ||
| er poppte | sie poppten | er poppte1 | sie poppten1 | ||
| imperative | popp (du) poppe (du) |
poppt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Etymology 2
Derived from an Alemannic German cognate of Puppe (“doll”).
Verb
poppen (weak, third-person singular present poppt, past tense poppte, past participle gepoppt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
| infinitive | poppen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | poppend | ||||
| past participle | gepoppt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich poppe | wir poppen | i | ich poppe | wir poppen |
| du poppst | ihr poppt | du poppest | ihr poppet | ||
| er poppt | sie poppen | er poppe | sie poppen | ||
| preterite | ich poppte | wir poppten | ii | ich poppte1 | wir poppten1 |
| du popptest | ihr popptet | du popptest1 | ihr popptet1 | ||
| er poppte | sie poppten | er poppte1 | sie poppten1 | ||
| imperative | popp (du) poppe (du) |
poppt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Etymology 3
Verb
poppen (weak, third-person singular present poppt, past tense poppte, past participle gepoppt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to pop; to surprise; to impress
- (colloquial) to pop as popcorn does
Conjugation
| infinitive | poppen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | poppend | ||||
| past participle | gepoppt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich poppe | wir poppen | i | ich poppe | wir poppen |
| du poppst | ihr poppt | du poppest | ihr poppet | ||
| er poppt | sie poppen | er poppe | sie poppen | ||
| preterite | ich poppte | wir poppten | ii | ich poppte1 | wir poppten1 |
| du popptest | ihr popptet | du popptest1 | ihr popptet1 | ||
| er poppte | sie poppten | er poppte1 | sie poppten1 | ||
| imperative | popp (du) poppe (du) |
poppt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
- “poppen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “poppen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “poppen (beeindrucken)” in Duden online
- “poppen (kopulieren, Geschlechtsverkehr)” in Duden online
- “poppen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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