spatel
See also: şpatel
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Spatel (“painting knife, spatula”), from Latin spatula, diminutive of Latin spatha (“spattle, shovel”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
spatel c (singular definite spatlen or spatelen, plural indefinite spatler)
Inflection edit
Declension of spatel
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Latin spatula (“a flat piece”), which is a diminutive of the Latin spatha (“broad or flat tool”), itself coming from the Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “a broad wood or metal blade”).