Wiktionary

Frevel

German edit

 Frevel on German Wikipedia

Etymology edit

From Middle High German vrevel, Old High German fravilī, Proto-West Germanic *frafal(ī).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fʁeːfəl/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /fʁeːvəl/ (less commonly)
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Noun edit

Frevel m (strong, genitive Frevels, plural Frevel)

  1. outrage, crime, sin
  2. sacrilege, iniquity

Declension edit

Declension of Frevel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Frevel die Frevel
genitive eines des Frevels der Frevel
dative einem dem Frevel den Freveln
accusative einen den Frevel die Frevel

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Frevel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading edit

  • “Frevel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Frevel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Frevel” in Duden online
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