Fiedel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German videle, from Old High German fidula, possibly from Latin vitula, though this is doubted. Cognate with Dutch vedel, English fiddle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːdəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fiedel f (genitive Fiedel, plural Fiedeln)

1. (informal, usually humorous, else archaic) fiddle, violin

   Synonyms: (common) Geige, (chiefly specialist) Violine

Declension

Declension of Fiedel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fiedel	die	Fiedeln
genitive	einer	der	Fiedel	der	Fiedeln
dative	einer	der	Fiedel	den	Fiedeln
accusative	eine	die	Fiedel	die	Fiedeln

Derived terms

• fiedeln

Descendants

• → Lower Sorbian: fidle