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单词 fummeln
释义

fummeln

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German fummelen, fimmelen, perhaps ultimately imitative of fumbling.[1] Or, from Proto-Indo-European *pal- (to shake, swing), see also Latin palpo (I pat, touch softly), and possibly Proto-Germanic *fōlijaną (to feel).[2]

Cognate with English fumble.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊməln/, [ˈfʊməln], [ˈfʊml̩n]
  • (file)

Verb

fummeln (weak, third-person singular present fummelt, past tense fummelte, past participle gefummelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to fumble (idly touch or nervously handle)
    Synonym: nesteln
  2. to fiddle (adjust in order to cover a basic flaw)
    Synonym: frickeln
  3. (colloquial, somewhat dated) to make out (engage in sexual activities)
    Synonym: rummachen

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Fummel m
  • Fummeln n
  • Fummelei f
  • fummelig
  • befummeln
  • herumfummeln

References

  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), fumble”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2313

Further reading

  • fummeln” in Duden online
  • fummeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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