Fackel

German

Fackel on German Wikipedia

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German vackel, from Old High German faccala, fackala, fackila, fackula, fackla, from Proto-West Germanic *fakkulā (“torch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfakəl/, [ˈfakl̩]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Fa‧ckel

Noun

Fackel f (genitive Fackel, plural Fackeln)

torch

Declension

Declension of Fackel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fackel	die	Fackeln
genitive	einer	der	Fackel	der	Fackeln
dative	einer	der	Fackel	den	Fackeln
accusative	eine	die	Fackel	die	Fackeln

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Bulgarian: факел (fakel), факла (fakla)
→ Danish: fakkel
→ Macedonian: факел (fakel)
→ Norwegian Bokmål: fakkel
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: fakkel
→ Russian: фа́кел (fákel)
→ Ukrainian: фа́кел (fákel)

Further reading

“Fackel” in Duden online
“Fackel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Cognate with German Fackel.

Noun

Fackel f (plural Fackle)

torch
bundle of straw for thatching

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