Wedel

See also: wedel

English

Proper noun

Wedel

  1. A town in Pinneberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wadel / wedel, from Old High German wadal / wedil, from Proto-West Germanic *waþil (“whisk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːdl̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: We‧del

Noun

Wedel m (strong, genitive Wedels, plural Wedel)

  1. whisk
  2. duster
  3. (botany) frond

Declension

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

Derived terms

Proper noun

Wedel n (proper noun, genitive Wedels or (optionally with an article) Wedel)

  1. a municipality of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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