Kasperl

== Bavarian == === Alternative forms === Kaschperl (phonetic spelling) === Etymology === Diminutive of the name Kaspar, via Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar) from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ (gēzaḇrā), from Old Persian *ganzabarah, from Old Median *ganǰabarah. Compare German Kasper. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑʃb̥ɐl/ Hyphenation: Kas‧perl === Noun === Kasperl m (plural Kasperln) A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch. (of a person) jester, buffoon, clown (of a person, derogatory) buffoon (an unintentionally ridiculous person) ==== Hyponyms ==== Herzkasperl Klassenkasperl Pausenkasperl ==== Derived terms ==== kasperln Kasperlkopf Kasperlpuppn Kasperltheater == German == === Alternative forms === Kasper, Kasperle, Kasperli === Etymology === Diminutive of the name Kaspar, via Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar) from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ (gēzaḇrā), from Old Persian *ganzabarah, from Old Median *ganǰabarah. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaspɐl/, /ˈkaʃpɐl/, [-b̥ɐl] (Austria, Bavaria) IPA(key): /ˈkaspɐl/ (Germany) Hyphenation: Kas‧perl === Noun === Kasperl m (strong or mixed, genitive Kasperls, plural Kasperl or Kasperln) (Austria, Bavaria) A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch. (of a person) jester, buffoon, clown (of a person, derogatory) buffoon (an unintentionally ridiculous person) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Herzkasperl Klassenkasperl Pausenkasperl Politkasperl ==== Hyponyms ==== Kasperlfigur Kasperlkopf Kasperlpuppe Kasperltheater ==== Derived terms ==== kasperln === Further reading === “Kasperl”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Kasperl” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Kasperl” in Duden online