Gimpel

== German == === Alternative forms === Gümpel (archaic) === Etymology === Unrounded from Late Middle High German gümpel (15th c. in Tyrol). Plausibly from Middle High German gumpen (“to jump, hop, skip, bounce”), itself of uncertain origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɪmpəl/, [ˈɡɪm.pl̩] Hyphenation: Gim‧pel === Noun === Gimpel m (strong, genitive Gimpels, plural Gimpel) bullfinch Synonyms: Dompfaff, Blutfink (slang) simpleton Synonyms: Dussel, Einfaltspinsel, Holzkopf, Stoffel, taube Nuss, Tölpel ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Singvogel ==== Hyponyms ==== Karmingimpel Weißflügelgimpel === Further reading === “Gimpel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Gimpel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Gimpel” in Duden online