Dübel

See also: dubel, Dubel, dübel, and dûbel

German

Alternative forms

• Döbel (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German tübel, from Old High German tubil, from Proto-Germanic *dubilaz, probably derived from *dubjaną (whence English to dub). The modern onset d- is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German dövel and see the obsolete variant above). Cognate with Dutch deuvel, perhaps also English dowel (see there).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdyːbəl/, /ˈdyːbl̩/

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Noun

Dübel m (strong, genitive Dübels, plural Dübel)

1. dowel
2. (slang) joint (marijuana cigarette)

   Synonyms: Joint, Ofen, Tüte

   • 2019, Amon Barth, Breit: Mein Leben als Kiffer‎^[1], Rowohlt E-Book, →ISBN:

     Fasziniert starre ich trotzdem weiter auf Florian, der anfängt, einen neuen Joint zu bauen. «So Jungs, es ist vollbracht. Der Dübel ist fertig.»

     Still, fascinated, I keep staring at Florian, who is starting to build a new joint. “So guys, it's done. The toke tube is ready."

Declension

Declension of Dübel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dübel	die	Dübel
genitive	eines	des	Dübels	der	Dübel
dative	einem	dem	Dübel	den	Dübeln
accusative	einen	den	Dübel	die	Dübel

Descendants

• → Russian: дю́бель (djúbelʹ)
  • → Armenian: դյուբել (dyubel)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Latin script: tìpl

  Cyrillic script: тѝпл

• → Turkish: dübel

Further reading

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