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spiegel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch spiegel, from Old Dutch spēgal, from Proto-West Germanic *spēgl.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspi.ɣəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: spie‧gel
  • Rhymes: -iɣəl

Noun

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spiegel m (plural spiegels, diminutive spiegeltje n)

  1. mirror (reflective surface that shows an image of what is in front of it)
    Spiegeltje, spiegeltje aan de wand, wie is de schoonste van het land?
    Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? (lit. “of the land”)
  2. mirror (object, person or event that reflects or gives a (figurative) picture of another)
  3. stern of a ship
  4. level (amount of a substance)
  5. (obsolete) mirror (ethical-didactic treatise that instructs about exemplary conduct through models and exhortation)
    Synonym: deugdenspiegel

Derived terms

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German

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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spiegel

  1. inflection of spiegeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative

Middle High German

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Etymology

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    From Old High German spiegal, from Proto-West Germanic *spēgl.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠piə̯ɡəl/

    Noun

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    spiegel m

    1. mirror

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