Phiole
Appearance
See also: phiole
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German viole, from Medieval Latin fiola, from phiala. Doublet of Fiale.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Phiole f (genitive Phiole, plural Phiolen)
- vial
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Nacht”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][1]:
- Ich grüße dich, du einzige Phiole! / Die ich mit Andacht nun herunterhole, / In dir verehr’ ich Menschenwitz und Kunst.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Phiole [feminine]