Graupel
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
16th century. From Graupe (“hulled grain”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Graupe is from Slavic, where the senses “hulled grain” and “hail” are both present. Compare Polish krupa, Czech kroupa, Serbo-Croatian krupa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Graupel f (genitive Graupel, plural Graupeln) or
Graupel (sometimes informally) m (strong, genitive Graupels, plural Graupel)
- (meteorology) graupel; soft hail
- Synonym: Griesel
Usage notes[edit]
- The word was originally a feminine referring to a single flake of graupel and hence chiefly used in the plural Graupeln. However, the unchanged form Graupel has now become predominant. It may be construed as a plural, a feminine singular, or—at least informally—a masculine singular (on the model of words like Hagel, Regen, Schnee). The ambiguity is often circumvented by using the compound Graupelschauer.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Graupel [feminine]
Declension of Graupel [masculine (sometimes informally), strong]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: graupel
Further reading[edit]
- Graupel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Graupel” in Duden online
- “Graupel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache