Tümpel

puddle, small stagnant pool

noun TUEM-pel Rare

Usage Note

Tümpel is a small, shallow, often stagnant body of water — a puddle or murky pool. It has a slightly pejorative nuance implying murkiness or stagnation, unlike the more neutral Weiher. Common in nature descriptions and children's literature.

Examples

"Die Kinder sprangen in jeden Tümpel auf dem Weg nach Hause."

Natural Translation

The children jumped in every puddle on the way home.

Literal Translation

The children jumped in every pool on the way home.

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