stolpern

== German == === Etymology === Iterative verb form of archaic stopeln (“to be stiff”), according to Kluge, an imitative verb similar to holpern; this is considered possible by Pfeifer, though he expresses skepticism. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃtɔlpɐn] Hyphenation: stol‧pern === Verb === stolpern (weak, third-person singular present stolpert, past tense stolperte, past participle gestolpert, auxiliary sein) to stumble, to trip über etwas stolpern ― to trip over something (figurative, colloquial) to stumble across ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== verstolpern Stolpern Stolperer ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “stolpern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “stolpern”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008– “stolpern” in Duden online “stolpern” in OpenThesaurus.de