Hampelmann

Lëtzebuergesch

English: jumping jack [toy]; weathercock [fickle person]
Français: pantin [jouet]; girouette [personne inconsistante]
Deutsch: Hampelmann [Spielzeug]; Hampelmann [unbeständiger Mensch]

Type: SUBST M
Plural: Hampelmänner

Pronunciation (IPA)

[hˈɑmpəlmɑn]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: Hampelmann (Spielzeug)
Français: pantin (jouet)
English: jumping jack (toy)
Português: títere; fantoche
Nederlands: marionet (speelgoed)

Meaning 2

colloquial

Deutsch: Hampelmann (unbeständiger Mensch)
Français: pantin; girouette (personne inconsistante)
English: puppet; weathercock (fickle person)
Português: bonifrate; cata-vento
Nederlands: marionet (onstandvastig persoon)

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

Hampelmann
Hampelmänner

Example sentences

d'Kand krut fir säi Gebuertsdag en Hampelmann geschenkt
Meaning 1: jumping jack
als Kand hunn ech Hampelmänner gesammelt
Meaning 1: jumping jack
deen Hampelmann huet seng Meenung schonn erëm eng Kéier geännert!
colloquial
Meaning 2: puppet; weathercock

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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