spiegel

See also: Spiegel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spiegel, from Medieval Latin spēglum, from Latin speculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspiɣəl/

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• Hyphenation: spie‧gel
• Rhymes: -iɣəl

Noun

spiegel m (plural spiegels, diminutive spiegeltje n)

1. mirror

   Spiegeltje, spiegeltje aan de wand, wie is de schoonste van het land?

   Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of the land?

2. stern of a ship
3. level (amount of a substance)

Derived terms

• autospiegel
• hormoonspiegel
• spiegelbeeld
• spiegelei
• spiegelglad
• spiegelschip
• zeespiegel
• zijspiegel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: spieël
  • → Xhosa: isipili

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German

Pronunciation

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Verb

spiegel

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of spiegeln.
2. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of spiegeln.

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Middle High German

Noun

spiegel m

1. mirror