Nudel

See also: nudel

German

Etymology

Attested since 16th century, further origin unknown. Perhaps from a variant of Knödel, such as Silesian East Central German knudel. The unusual loss of k- is apparently attested in West Flemish noedel (“dumpling”). If already Middle Dutch, such a dialectal form might have been brought to eastern Germany by Flemish settlers. (Standard Dutch noedel stems from the German.)

An alternative theory derives it from Ladin menudli (“small piece of dough found in soup”), from Latin minutulus, diminutive of minūtus (“diminished, diminutive, lessened”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuːdəl/, [ˈnuːdl̩]

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• Hyphenation: Nu‧del

Noun

Nudel f (genitive Nudel, plural Nudeln, diminutive Nüdelchen n)

1. a noodle, a string or lump of pasta
2. (in the plural) pasta
3. (in compounds) certain other kinds of pastries
4. (informal) a person, usually female, who is funny and cheerful, especially when also having a pleasantly plump, buxom figure

Declension

Declension of Nudel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Nudel	die	Nudeln
genitive	einer	der	Nudel	der	Nudeln
dative	einer	der	Nudel	den	Nudeln
accusative	eine	die	Nudel	die	Nudeln

Derived terms

Derived terms

• abnudeln
• Dampfnudel
• Glasnudel
• Nudelholz
• Nudelsuppe
• Nudelwalker
• Spiralnudel
• Ulknudel

Descendants

• → Dutch: noedel
• → English: noodle
• → Finnish: nuudeli
• → Faroese: nudla
• → French: nouille
• → Icelandic: núðla
• → Kashubian: nudle

Further reading

• “Nudel” in Duden online
• “Nudel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Nudel, English noodle.

Noun

Nudel f (plural Nudle)

1. noodle, pasta
2. vermicelli