Fiedel
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- Fidel (see usage notes below)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German videle, from Old High German fidula, Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā (“fiddle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Fiedel f (genitive Fiedel, plural Fiedeln, diminutive Fiedelchen n or Fiedlein n) (music)
- (informal, usually humorous, else archaic) violin, fiddle
- (historical) vielle (medieval kind of violin)
Usage notes edit
- The variant spelling Fidel is overall less common, but is sometimes preferred for the historic instrument.
Declension edit
Declension of Fiedel [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “Fiedel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.