Fiedel
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Fidel (see usage notes below)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German videle, from Old High German fidula, Proto-West Germanic *fiþulā (“fiddle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Fiedel f (genitive Fiedel, plural Fiedeln, diminutive Fiedelchen n or Fiedlein n) (music)
- (informal, usually humorous, else archaic) violin, fiddle
- (historical) vielle (medieval kind of violin)
Usage notes[edit]
- The variant spelling Fidel is overall less common, but is sometimes preferred for the historic instrument.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Fiedel [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Fiedel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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