Karfunkel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German karbunkel, from Latin carbunculus, altered in Early Modern German after funkeln (“to sparkle”). Doublet of Karbunkel, a later borrowing in medical context.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karˈfʊŋkəl/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Karfunkel m (strong, genitive Karfunkels, plural Karfunkel)

1. red garnet (precious stone)

   Synonym: roter Granat

Declension

Declension of Karfunkel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Karfunkel	die	Karfunkel
genitive	eines	des	Karfunkels	der	Karfunkel
dative	einem	dem	Karfunkel	den	Karfunkeln
accusative	einen	den	Karfunkel	die	Karfunkel

Further reading

• “Karfunkel” in Duden online