Juwel

See also: juwel

German

Etymology

From late Middle Dutch jueel and its modern continuation in Dutch juweel. The Dutch word is borrowed from Old French jüel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juˈveːl/

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Noun

Juwel n or (uncommon, sense 1) m (mixed or strong, genitive Juwels, plural Juwelen or (rare) Juwele)

1. gem, jewel (precious stone)

   Synonym: Edelstein

2. jewel, piece of jewellery

   Synonym: Schmuckstück

3. (figuratively) anything very precious
4. (figuratively) a precious, irreplaceable person

Usage notes

• The word is chiefly neuter, but masculine usage is also heard.
• The normal plural is Juwelen. The form Juwele is often used for the sense “precious person”, rarely in the other senses.

Declension

Declension of Juwel [neuter // masculine (uncommon, sense 1), mixed // strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Juwel	die	Juwelen, Juwele1
genitive	eines	des	Juwels	der	Juwelen, Juwele1
dative	einem	dem	Juwel	den	Juwelen
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Juwel	die	Juwelen, Juwele1

¹Rare.

Derived terms

• Juwelier

Further reading

• Juwel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Juwel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Juwel (Kostbarkeit, Schmuck)” in Duden online
• “Juwel (Prachtstück)” in Duden online
• “Juwel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon