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Kasperl
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Bavarian
Alternative forms
bar Kaschperl phonetic spelling
Etymology
Diminutive of the name Kaspar, via bar hbo גִּזְבָּר gizbar from bar syc ܓܙܒܪܐ gēzaḇrā, from bar peo *ganzabarah, from bar xme-old *ganǰabarah.
Compare de Kasper.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈkɑʃb̥ɐl/
bar Kas perl
Noun
bar noun m plural Kasperln
A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch.
bar of a person jester, buffoon, clown
bar of a person derogatory buffoon an unintentionally ridiculous person
Hyponyms
bar Herzkasperl
bar Klassenkasperl
bar Pausenkasperl
Derived terms
bar kasperln
bar Kasperlkopf
bar Kasperlpuppn
bar Kasperltheater
German
Alternative forms
de Kasper Kasperle Kasperli
Etymology
Diminutive of the name Kaspar, via de hbo גִּזְבָּר gizbar from de syc ܓܙܒܪܐ gēzaḇrā, from de peo *ganzabarah, from de xme-old *ganǰabarah. de Kaspar -erl.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkaspɐl/ /ˈkaʃpɐl/ [-b̥ɐl] Austria,Bavaria
de /ˈkaspɐl/ Germany
de De-Kasperl.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Kas perl
Noun
m,,-:n de Austria Bavaria
de Kaspar
A glove puppet who is the main character used in a puppet show; akin to Punch.
de of a person jester, buffoon, clown
de of a person derogatory buffoon an unintentionally ridiculous person
Declension
m,,-:n
Hyponyms
de Herzkasperl
de Klassenkasperl
de Pausenkasperl
de Politkasperl
Hyponyms
de Kasperlfigur
de Kasperlkopf
de Kasperlpuppe
de Kasperltheater
Derived terms
de kasperln
Further reading