tappenとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

tappen (uncountable)

1. A plug that forms in the anus of a bear or other mammal during hibernation.
   • 1831, Lews Lloyd, Field sports of the north Europe‎, volume 1, page 98:

     The inference drawn by the northern chasseurs from this is, that the tappen, in conjunction with repose, is the cause of the bear retaining his condition, though without taking any kind of nourishment, for nearly one-half of the year.

   • 1951, The New York State Conservationist, volumes 6-7, page 60:

     No food can pass through the system and a mechanical obstruction called a tappen or plug blocks the passage.

   • 1958, Will Barker, Winter-Sleeping Wildlife, page 41:

     Many hunters believe that the size of the tappen determines how soundly and how long a bear sleeps

アナグラム

• petnap, teppan

別の表記

• tappe

発音

• IPA: /ˈtapən/

動詞

tappen (rare)

1. To let fluids flow from a spout.
2. To retail beer.

Conjugation

派生した語

• English: tap
• Scots: tap

参照

• “tappen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 March 2019.

語源 2

From Old French tapper, taper, from a Germanic language and ultimately imitative.

別の表記

• tap, tep, tappyn

発音

• IPA: /ˈtapən/

動詞

tappen (rare)

1. To tap; to touch gently with hand or foot.

Conjugation

派生した語

• English: tap
• Yola: teap, taape, tape

参照

• “tappen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 March 2019.