Modell

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian modello. Doublet of Model.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moˈdɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧dell
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

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Modell n (strong, genitive Modells, plural Modelle)

  1. A model of an object
    Hyponyms: Automodell, Flugzeugmodell, Flugzeugträgermodell, Panzermodell, Raumschiffmodell, Schiffsmodell
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 29/2010, page 99:
      Während die Airlines gegen Verluste kämpfen, boomt die Abwrackbranche. Der wirtschaftliche Druck lässt die Fluglinien immer früher Modelle ausmustern, die nicht mehr effizient genug sind.
      While the airlines fight against losses, the demolition industry booms. The economic pressure makes airlines sort out models, which are not efficient enough anymore, earlier and earlier.
  2. A theoretical model
    Hyponyms: Atommodell, Prozessmodell, Rosinenkuchenmodell, V-Modell, W-Modell, Wasserfallmodell
  3. (person who serves as a subject for artwork) model
  4. (person who serves as a subject for fashion, becoming dated since the 1990s) model
    Synonyms: Model, Mannequin

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Czech: model

Further reading

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  • Modell” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Modell” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Modell” in Duden online
  • Modell on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From German Modell, from Italian modello.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Modell m (plural Modeller)

  1. model (physical or theoretical)
  2. template, pattern