Mirakel

See also: mirakel

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German mirākel, from Latin miraculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈʁaːkəl/

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Noun

Mirakel n (strong, genitive Mirakels, plural Mirakel)

1. (higher register, dated) miracle

   Synonym: Wunder

Usage notes

• The word now tends to have an ironic tone. Accordingly it has basically disappeared from religious parlance.

Declension

Declension of Mirakel [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Mirakel	die	Mirakel
genitive	eines	des	Mirakels	der	Mirakel
dative	einem	dem	Mirakel	den	Mirakeln
accusative	ein	das	Mirakel	die	Mirakel

Derived terms

• mirakulös

Further reading

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