Fiedel

German

Alternative forms

  • Fidel (see usage notes below)

Etymology

From Middle High German videle, from Old High German fidula, Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā (“fiddle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːdəl/
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Noun

Fiedel f (genitive Fiedel, plural Fiedeln, diminutive Fiedelchen n or Fiedlein n) (music)

  1. (informal, usually humorous, else archaic) violin, fiddle
    Synonyms: (common) Geige, (chiefly specialist) Violine
  2. (historical) vielle (medieval kind of violin)

Usage notes

  • The variant spelling Fidel is overall less common, but is sometimes preferred for the historic instrument.

Declension

Declension of Fiedel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Fiedel die Fiedeln
genitive einer der Fiedel der Fiedeln
dative einer der Fiedel den Fiedeln
accusative eine die Fiedel die Fiedeln

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Lower Sorbian: fidle
  • → Polish: fidel

Further reading

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