German

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Etymology

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Faden +‎ -eln

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛːdl̩n/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfeːdl̩n/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: fä‧deln

Verb

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fädeln (weak, third-person singular present fädelt, past tense fädelte, past participle gefädelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to thread

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • fädeln” in Duden online
  • fädeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache