Zobel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zobel, from Old High German zobel, from Old East Slavic соболь (sobolĭ). Compare English sable, Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡soːbəl/, [ˈt͡soːbl̩]

• Audio:

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Noun

Zobel m (strong, genitive Zobels, plural Zobel)

1. sable (Martes zibellina)

Declension

Declension of Zobel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zobel	die	Zobel
genitive	eines	des	Zobels	der	Zobel
dative	einem	dem	Zobel	den	Zobeln
accusative	einen	den	Zobel	die	Zobel

Further reading

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