einfädeln

See also: Einfädeln

German

Etymology

ein- +‎ fädeln

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯nˌfɛːdl̩n] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯nˌfeːdl̩n] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ein‧fä‧deln

Verb

einfädeln (weak, third-person singular present fädelt ein, past tense fädelte ein, past participle eingefädelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to thread
    Antonym: ausfädeln
  2. (intransitive, traffic) to enter a lane
    Antonym: ausfädeln
  3. (transitive, idiomatic, figurative) to contrive, to orchestrate,to engineer
  4. (intransitive, skiing) to hook a gate

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Einfädeln
  • Einfädelspur
  • Einfädler
  • Einfädelung, Einfädlung

Further reading