Hebel

See also: hebel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hebel, from Old High German *hebil, from Proto-West Germanic *habil, from Proto-Germanic *habilaz. By surface analysis, heben +‎ -el. Cognate with Middle Low German hēvel, Middle English hevel, heveld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheːbəl/, [ˈheː.bl̩]
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  • Hyphenation: He‧bel
  • Rhymes: -eːbl̩

Noun

Hebel m (strong, genitive Hebels, plural Hebel)

  1. operating lever, hand gear
  2. (mechanics) lever
  3. (judo, wrestling) lever hold
  4. (finance) leverage

Declension

Declension of Hebel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hebel die Hebel
genitive eines des Hebels der Hebel
dative einem dem Hebel den Hebeln
accusative einen den Hebel die Hebel

Derived terms


Proper noun

Hebel m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Hebels or (with an article) Hebel, plural Hebels or Hebel)

  1. a surname

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