Fackel

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German faccala, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin facula.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Fa‧ckel
• IPA^(key): /ˈfakəl/, [ˈfakl̩]

Noun

Fackel f (genitive Fackel, plural Fackeln)

1. torch

Derived terms

• abfackeln

Descendants

• → Danish: fakkel
• → Macedonian: факел (fakel)
• → Norwegian: fakkel
• → Russian: факел (fakel)

Further reading

• “Fackel” in Duden online

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Fackel.

Noun

Fackel f (plural Fackle)

1. torch
2. bundle of straw for thatching