Drempel

From Middle High German drempel (“threshold”), either belonging to the words Treppe, trampeln etc. for which see Polish drabina, or to Middle High German drëmel (“bar”) from Old High German dremil, tremil (“bar”), German Dremel, Tremmel (“bar”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛmpəl/, [ˈdrɛmpəl], [ˈdrɛmpl̩], [ˈdʁɛmpəl], [ˈdʁɛmpl̩]
• Hyphenation: Drem‧pel

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1. threshold, brink, bump
   1. particularly, a certain part of a sluice
   2. particularly, an extension of the top floor of a building with a gabled roof

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