Fackel

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German

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 Fackel on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German vackel, from Old High German faccala, fackala, fackila, fackula, fackla, from Proto-West Germanic *fakkulā (torch).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfakəl/, [ˈfakl̩]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Fa‧ckel

Noun

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Fackel f (genitive Fackel, plural Fackeln)

  1. torch

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: факел (fakel), факла (fakla)
  • Danish: fakkel
  • Macedonian: факел (fakel)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fakkel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fakkel
  • Russian: фа́кел (fákel)
  • Ukrainian: фа́кел (fákel)

Further reading

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

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Cognate with German Fackel.

Noun

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Fackel f (plural Fackle)

  1. torch
  2. bundle of straw for thatching