trampeln

From Middle High German trampeln. Equivalent to trampen +‎ -eln (frequentative suffix). The unshifted -mp- is regular in Central and Low German, but is invariably found in Upper German dialects, too. The onomatopoetic character of the verb does not sufficiently explain this, particularly as Upper German has a shifted ablaut variant trumpfen (“to trample”). Perhaps trampen, trampeln were originally northern and moved southwards during the Middle Ages. Cognate with Dutch trampelen, Middle Low German trampeln, from which English trample.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁampəln/, [ˈtʁampəln], [ˈtʁampl̩n]

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• Hyphenation: tram‧peln

trampeln (weak, third-person singular present trampelt, past tense trampelte, past participle getrampelt, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. (transitive) to crush underfoot, to trample [auxiliary haben]
2. (intransitive) to walk with a heavy step, to lumber, to clomp, to tramp [auxiliary sein]
3. (intransitive) to stamp (one's feet) [auxiliary haben]

• Trampel n
• Trampeln, Trampelei, Getrampel
• Trampelpfad
• Trampler
• zertrampeln, niedertrampeln

• Italian: trampolo

• “trampeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “trampeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “trampeln” in Duden online
• “trampeln” in OpenThesaurus.de