Fiedel

German

Alternative forms

• Fidel (see usage notes below)

Etymology

From Middle High German videle, from Old High German fidula, Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā (“fiddle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːdəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Fiedel f (genitive Fiedel, plural Fiedeln, diminutive Fiedelchen n or Fiedlein n) (music)

1. (informal, usually humorous, else archaic) violin, fiddle

   Synonyms: (common) Geige, (chiefly specialist) Violine

2. (historical) vielle (medieval kind of violin)

Usage notes

• The variant spelling Fidel is overall less common, but is sometimes preferred for the historic instrument.

Declension

Declension of Fiedel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Fiedel	die	Fiedeln
genitive	einer	der	Fiedel	der	Fiedeln
dative	einer	der	Fiedel	den	Fiedeln
accusative	eine	die	Fiedel	die	Fiedeln

Derived terms

• fiedeln

Descendants

• → Lower Sorbian: fidle
• → Polish: fidel

Further reading

• “Fiedel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.