Leffel

• Läffel, Löffel

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlefəl/

Leffel m

1. (Alsatian) a spoon

Inherited from Middle High German leffel, from Old High German lepfil, leffil, from Proto-West Germanic *lapil.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlefəl/
• Rhymes: -efəl
• Syllabification: Lef‧fel

Leffel m (plural Leffel, diminutive Leffelche)

1. spoon

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Leffel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 102

Compare German Löffel, Dutch lepel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛfl̩/

Leffel m (plural Leffle)

1. spoon

• Lewwel

Inherited from Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-West Germanic *lapil.

Leffel m

1. (Palatine) spoon