abkupfern

== German == === Etymology === Appeared in 17th century, when engravers (German: Kupferstecher) were used large-scale to copy paintings and other works of art. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌkʊpfɐn/ Hyphenation: ab‧kup‧fern === Verb === abkupfern (weak, third-person singular present kupfert ab, past tense kupferte ab, past participle abgekupfert, auxiliary haben) (colloquial, derogatory) to plagiarize, to copy Synonym: abklatschen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abkupfern === Further reading === “abkupfern” in Duden online “abkupfern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)