Pappe

See also: pappe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German *pappe (attested 15th century, but earlier the derivative pepelen, from the source of modern Papp (“thick soup, mash”).

Also compare modern päppeln. The original sense of the word was “pap, mush cooked from flour” and “wheatpaste, flour-based glue”. It was then used for a material of book covers made by gluing together several sheets of paper, whence finally “any thick layer of paper” (18th century). The older sense is continued by regional Papp, which see for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpapə/
(Switzerland) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑpːə/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -apə

Noun

Pappe f (genitive Pappe, plural Pappen)

paperboard, cardboard
Synonym: Karton
(slang, drugs) blotter acid (a piece of paper laced with LSD)
Synonym: Acid
Alternative form of Papp (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste”)

Usage notes

The distinction between Pappe and Karton is chiefly regional, the latter being preferred in the south, especially in Austria and Switzerland. (In the north, Karton is used mainly as a countable noun meaning “cardboard box”.) In technical contexts and idiolectally, fine distinctions may be made between both words, but these vary and have little bearing on general usage.

Declension

Declension of Pappe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pappe	die	Pappen
genitive	einer	der	Pappe	der	Pappen
dative	einer	der	Pappe	den	Pappen
accusative	eine	die	Pappe	die	Pappen

Hyponyms

Derived terms

päppeln, pappen, pappig

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