# der Zapfen

der Zapfen is a German noun meaning “plug”. Forms: des Zapfens, die Zapfen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Zapfens
- Plural: die Zapfen

## In other languages

- Русский: затычка, пробка
- Українська: шишка

## Meanings

1. plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot
2. pivot
3. cone (such as of a fir)

## Examples

- Am Zapfen sparen und am Spundloch herauslassen spart nicht. — Using the taps is worth it and releasing the vents is not.
- Im Winter besteht des Eichhörnchens Futter hauptsächlich aus den ölhaltigen Samen der Zapfen. — In the winter, the squirrel's food consists mainly of the oil-rich seeds from cones.

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