Nabel

See also: nabel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nabel, nabele, from Old High German nabalo, from Proto-West Germanic *nabulō, from Proto-Germanic *nabalô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːbəl/
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Noun

Nabel m (strong, genitive Nabels, plural Nabel)

  1. (anatomy) navel; bellybutton
  2. (figurative) centre; middle
    Nabel der Welt ― centre of the world

Usage notes

  • (navel): Although the simplex is not rare, the commoner word in contemporary German is the compound Bauchnabel.

Declension

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

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