Gäipmännchen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From gäipen (“to lust, especially for food; to look and wait greedily to get a bite”) +‎ Männchen (“little man”). The former is either an unshifted relict form or of Low Franconian origen. It is identical with Middle Dutch gîpen (“to gape, gasp, open one’s mouth greedily”), from Old Dutch gīpōn, whence also Dutch gijpen (“to gasp for air”). The High German form in German Geifer (“spittle dripping from the mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæi̯pˌmænχen/, [ˈɡæˑɪ̯bˌmænɕən]

Noun

Gäipmännchen m (plural Gäipmännercher)

1. clitoris

Synonyms

• Klitoris