Löffler

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See also: Loffler

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Löffler.

Proper noun

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Löffler (plural Löfflers)

  1. A surname from German, variant of Loeffler.

Derived terms

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German

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Etymology

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From Löffel (spoon) +‎ -er. Compare Dutch lepelaar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlœflɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Löff‧ler
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Noun

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Löffler m (strong, genitive Löfflers, plural Löffler)

  1. spoonbill (bird in the family Threskiornithidae with a large spatulate bill)
  2. Eurasian spoonbill (bird of the species Platalea leucorodia)
    Synonym: Löffelreiher

Declension

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Proper noun

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Löffler m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Löfflers or (with an article) Löffler, feminine genitive Löffler, plural Löfflers or Löffler)

  1. a surname

Descendants

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  • English: Loeffler, Loffler, Lœffler, Leffler

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