Wappen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wāpen (weapon; coat of arms), from Middle Low German wâpen (weapon; coat of arms). Doublet of Waffe (weapon), the High German form. The two forms were originally synonymous, but were semantically separated in early modern German.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvapən/, [ˈvapən], [ˈvapm̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Wap‧pen

Noun

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Wappen n (strong, genitive Wappens, plural Wappen)

  1. (heraldry) coat of arms

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Wappen” in Duden online
  • Wappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache