Läufer

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Middle High German löufer (“runner”), from Old High German loufāri. Cognate to German Läufer, Dutch loper, English leaper, Swedish löpare. === Noun === Läufer m (Uri) moveable casement === References === Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 29. == German == === Alternative forms === Laufer (uncommon) === Etymology === From Middle High German löufer, löufære, from Old High German loufāri, loupfāri, equivalent to laufen +‎ -er. Compare Dutch loper, English leaper. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯fɐ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯fɐ === Noun === Läufer m (strong, genitive Läufers, plural Läufer, feminine Läuferin) agent noun of laufen: runner, walker (someone who runs or walks) runner (strip of fabric; narrow long carpet) (chess) bishop ground beetle (Carabidae) Synonym: Laufkäfer ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Eisläufer, Frontläufer, Kreisläufer, Schnellläufer Überläufer roter Läufer, Teppichläufer, Treppenläufer, Tischläufer ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: loper (semantic loan) → Hungarian: futó (semantic loan) → Hebrew: רץ (semantic loan) → Polish: laufer → Silesian: lojfer === Further reading === “Läufer” in Duden online “Läufer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)