Windel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German windel, from Old High German wintila. Cognate with Luxembourgish Wëndel, Hunsrik Winnel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪndəl/

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Noun

Windel f (genitive Windel, plural Windeln)

1. diaper, nappy

Declension

Declension of Windel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Windel	die	Windeln
genitive	einer	der	Windel	der	Windeln
dative	einer	der	Windel	den	Windeln
accusative	eine	die	Windel	die	Windeln

Derived terms

• Einmalwindel
• in den Windeln stecken
• Papierwindel
• Stoffwindel
• Wegwerfwindel
• windeln
• windelweich

 

Related terms

• winden

See also

• wickeln

Further reading

• “Windel” in Duden online
• “Windel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache