Wappler

Bavarian

Etymology

Possibly from wappeln (to move unsteady, shakily), from a variant of Middle High German wabelen (to move about). Compare German wabbeln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑb̥ːlɐ/

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (Austria, Vienna, derogatory) idiot, fool, incompetent person

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), possibly from wappeln (to move unsteady, shakily), from a variant of Middle High German wabelen (to move about). Compare wabbeln.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaplɐ/, [ˈvɑb̥ːlɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (Austria, Vienna, colloquial, derogatory) idiot, fool, incompetent person

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Proper noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. a surname

Further reading

  • Wappler” in Duden online
  • Wappler” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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